Shloka 23

अक्षविजय-प्रसङ्गः

Escalation of Wagers and Shakuni’s Repeated Declarations of Victory

Devanagari script

तथा भीष्मेण द्रोणेन कर्णेन च कृपेण च । समियाय यथान्यायं द्रौणिना च विभु: सह,इसी प्रकार महाराज युधिष्ठिर, भीष्म, द्रोण, कर्ण, कृपाचार्य और अश्वत्थामाके साथ भी यथायोग्य मिले

Transliteration

tathā bhīṣmeṇa droṇena karṇena ca kṛpeṇa ca | samiyāya yathānyāyaṃ drauṇinā ca vibhuḥ saha ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: In the same manner, the mighty king met Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Karṇa, and Kṛpa, and also Droṇa’s son Aśvatthāmā, as was proper—rendering to each the due respect and fitting courtesies.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• भीष्मेण: by/with Bhishma
• भीष्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• द्रोणेन: by/with Drona
• द्रोणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कर्णेन: by/with Karna
• कर्णेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• कृपेण: by/with Kripa
• कृपेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• समियाय: met, came together
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-या
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अन्यायम्: impropriety, injustice
• अन्यायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्याय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• द्रौणिना: by/with Drona's son (Ashvatthaman)
• द्रौणिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• विभुः: the mighty one, the lord
• विभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīṣma
• Droṇa
• Karṇa
• Kṛpācārya (Kṛpa)
• Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi)