Shloka 7
अध्याय १ — न्यग्रोधवनोपवेशनम् तथा द्रौणिनिश्चयः
Night at the Banyan and Drauṇi’s Resolve
Devanagari script
धृतराष्ट्र रवाच अश्रद्धेयमिदं कर्म कृतं भीमेन संजय । यत् स नागायुतप्राण: पुत्रो मम निपातित:
Translation
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “Sañjaya, this deed by Bhīma is scarcely believable—that my son, who had the strength of ten thousand elephants, has been struck down.”
Word by Word
धृतराष्ट्रःDhritarashtra
धृतराष्ट्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृतराष्ट्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
अश्रद्धेयम्hard to believe, unbelievable
अश्रद्धेयम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्रद्धेय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इदम्this
इदम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
कर्मdeed, act
कर्म:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
कृतम्done
कृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
भीमेनby Bhima
भीमेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
संजयO Sanjaya
संजय:
TypeNoun
Rootसंजय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यत्which (that)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नागायुतप्राणःhaving the strength/vitality of ten thousand elephants
नागायुतप्राणः:
TypeAdjective
Rootनागायुतप्राण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुत्रःson
पुत्रः:
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ममof me, my
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
निपातितःwas felled, was struck down
निपातितः:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-पत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Causative past passive participle (णिच् + क्त)
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes