Shloka 35

भीमसेनस्य वेगाभिपातः—विशोकसारथिसंवादश्च

Bhīma’s surge and dialogue with charioteer Viśoka

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तो महाराज द्रोणपुत्र: स्मयन्निव

Transliteration

evam ukto mahārāja droṇaputraḥ smayann iva

Translation

O King, thus addressed, Droṇa’s son replied with a faint, almost mocking smile.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• उक्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (उक्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• द्रोणपुत्रः: Drona's son (Aśvatthāman)
• द्रोणपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोणपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्मयन्: smiling
• स्मयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मि (स्मयत्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Present active participle (शतृ)

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

Speaker

(युधिष्टिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Aśvatthāmā (Droṇaputra)
• Droṇa