Shloka 21

Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout

Devanagari script

एवमुक्‍त्वा तु वचनं विरराम परंतप: । सुत: पाज्चालराजस्य आक्रान्तो बलिना भृूशम्‌,ऐसा कहकर बलवान शत्रुके द्वारा बड़े जोरसे दबाया हुआ शत्रुसंतापी पांचालराजकुमार धृष्टद्युम्न चुप हो गया

Transliteration

evam uktvā tu vacanaṃ virarāma parantapaḥ | sutaḥ pāñcālarājasya ākrānto balinā bhṛśam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having spoken those words, the foe-scorching prince of the Pāñcāla king fell silent—overpowered and pressed down with great force by the mighty assailant.

Word by Word

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

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• विरराम: ceased/stopped
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), 3rd, singular, परस्मैपद, active

• परंतपः: the foe-tormenter (epithet)
• परंतपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परंतप
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पाञ्चालराजस्य: of the king of the Pāñcālas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चालराज
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• आक्रान्तः: overpowered/pressed down
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-क्रम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, nominative, singular, passive (PPP)

• बलिना: by the strong one
• बलिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• भृशम्: exceedingly/violently
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Pāñcāla king (Drupada)
• the mighty assailant (unnamed here; contextually Aśvatthāmā)