Shloka 6

Karṇa-vadha-pratyaya: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Verification of Karṇa’s Fall (कर्णवध-प्रत्ययः)

Devanagari script

कबूतरके समान रंगवाले घोड़ोंसे युक्त और चन्द्रमा तथा सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी धनुर्धर वीर द्रुपदकुमार धृष्टद्युम्न वहाँ मूर्तिमान्‌ कालके समान जान पड़ते थे ।। पार्षतं जुगुपुः सर्वे द्रौपदेया युयुत्सव: । दिव्यवर्मायुधधरा: शार्टूलसमविक्रमा:

Transliteration

pārṣataṃ jugupuḥ sarve draupadeyā yuyutsavaḥ | divyavarmāyudhadharāḥ śārṭūlasamavikramāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: All the sons of Draupadī, eager for battle, closed in around Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the son of Pṛṣata (Drupada). Clad in celestial armour and bearing splendid weapons, they advanced with tiger-like prowess—forming a protective and formidable ring around their commander.

Word by Word

• पार्षतम्: Dhṛṣṭadyumna (the son of Pṛṣata/Drupada)
• पार्षतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षत (धृष्टद्युम्न)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जुगुपुः: feared / were apprehensive of
• जुगुपुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गुप् (जुगुप्स्) / गुप्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• द्रौपदेयाः: the sons of Draupadī
• द्रौपदेयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• युयुत्सवः: desirous of fighting
• युयुत्सवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युयुत्सु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दिव्य-वर्म-आयुध-धराः: bearing divine armor and weapons
• दिव्य-वर्म-आयुध-धराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर (धृ) with दिव्य + वर्म + आयुध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शार्दूल-सम-विक्रमाः: whose prowess is like a tiger’s
• शार्दूल-सम-विक्रमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विक्रम with शार्दूल + सम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata)
• Draupadī
• Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadī)
• Divine armour (divya-varma)
• Weapons (āyudha)