Shloka 2536

कर्णस्य सेनापत्याभिषेकः | Karṇa’s Consecration as Commander-in-Chief

Devanagari script

द्रोणेन परमेष्वासौ गमितौ यमसादनम्‌ । भारत! पांचालयोद्धा मित्रवर्मा और क्षत्रधर्मा महाधनुर्धर थे। उन्हें भी द्रोणाचार्यने यमलोक पहुँचा दिया

Transliteration

droṇena parameṣvāsau gamitau yamasādanam | bhārata! pāñcālayoddhā mitravarmā ca kṣatradharmā mahādhanurdharaḥ | tam api droṇācāryeṇa yamalokaṁ prāpitaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: O Bhārata, Droṇa—the supreme archer—sent them to the abode of Yama. The Pāñcāla warrior Mitravarmā, steadfast in the kṣatriya code and a mighty wielder of the great bow, was likewise dispatched by Droṇācārya to Yama’s realm.

Word by Word

• द्रोणेन: by Droṇa
• द्रोणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• परमेष्वासौ: the two supreme archers
• परमेष्वासौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• गमितौ: were caused to go / were sent
• गमितौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त (causative) + क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• यमसादनम्: to the abode of Yama (death)
• यमसादनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमसादन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• Yama
• Yamasādana (abode of Yama)
• Yamaloka
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)
• Mitravarmā
• Pāñcāla (people/region)