Shloka 12

शैनेयचरितम्

The Exploits of Śaineya/Sātyaki amid Encirclement

Devanagari script

तेडपि सर्वप्रयत्नेन द्रोणमेव समाद्रवन्‌ । बिभित्सन्तो महासेतु वार्योघा: प्रबला इव,पाण्डव-योद्धाओंने भी सारी शक्ति लगाकर द्रोणपर ही धावा किया था; मानो पानीके प्रखर प्रवाह किसी महान्‌ पुलको तोड़ डालना चाहते हों

Transliteration

Te ’pi sarva-prayatnena Droṇam eva samādravan | bibhitsantaḥ mahā-setuṁ vāry-oghāḥ prabalā iva ||

Translation

They too, exerting every effort, charged straight at Droṇa alone, intent on breaking him—like powerful torrents of water striving to shatter a mighty bridge.

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: with all effort
• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वप्रयत्न
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• द्रोणम्: Drona
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• समाद्रवन्: rushed/charged (upon)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + द्रु (धावने)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• बिभित्सन्तः: wishing to break/split
• बिभित्सन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद् (छेदने) + सन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Śatṛ (present active participle)

• महासेतुम्: a great bridge/causeway
• महासेतुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महासेतु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वार्योघाः: streams/flood-currents of water
• वार्योघाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार्योघ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रबलाः: strong, mighty
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa
• Pāṇḍava warriors
• mahā-setu (great bridge)
• vāry-ogha (torrents/floodwaters)