Shloka 70

अध्याय ९ — कर्णस्य प्रहारः, योधयुग्मनियोजनम्, शैनेय-कैकेययोर्युद्धविन्यासः

Devanagari script

येन मन्दः सहायेन क्रात्रा दःशासनेन च

Transliteration

yena mandaḥ sahāyena krātrā daḥśāsanena ca

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “By whom—through a dull-witted ally, and through the harsh force of Duḥśāsana as well—was this course brought about.”

Word by Word

• येन: by whom/whereby
• येन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मन्दः: dull/slow (one)
• मन्दः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सहायेन: with/by a helper/ally
• सहायेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहाय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• क्रात्रा: by strength/power
• क्रात्रा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रात्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• दःशासनेन: by Duhshasana
• दःशासनेन: Karana
• Type: Proper Noun
• Root: दुःशासन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Duḥśāsana