Shloka 67

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

Devanagari script

द्रुपदस्य च पुत्राणां पौत्राणां सुहदामपि । चकार कदनं घोरें दृष्टवा दृष्टवा महाबल:

Transliteration

drupadasya ca putrāṇāṁ pautrāṇāṁ suhṛdām api | cakāra kadanaṁ ghoraṁ dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭvā mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Seeing them again and again, that mighty one wrought a dreadful slaughter—of Drupada’s sons, his grandsons, and even their friends.

Word by Word

• द्रुपदस्य: of Drupada
• द्रुपदस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• पुत्राणाम्: of (his) sons
• पुत्राणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पौत्राणाम्: of grandsons
• पौत्राणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सुहदाम्: of friends/allies
• सुहदाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• चकार: did/made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कदनम्: slaughter/ruin
• कदनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• घोरम्: terrible
• घोरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen (again and again)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage)

• महाबलः: the mighty one
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• द्रुपद (Drupada)
• द्रुपदस्य पुत्राः (sons of Drupada)
• द्रुपदस्य पौत्राः (grandsons of Drupada)
• सुहृदः (friends/allies)