Shloka 43

Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira

Book 9, Chapter 11

Devanagari script

गौतम: पुनराचार्यों धृष्टद्युम्मनमयोधयत्‌

Transliteration

gautamaḥ punar ācāryo dhṛṣṭadyumnam ayodhayat

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Gautama, the venerable teacher, once again engaged Dhṛṣṭadyumna in battle. The scene shows how, in the chaos of war, even revered elders are driven by duty to take up arms and confront formidable foes without hesitation.

Word by Word

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• आचार्यः: the teacher (Drona)
• आचार्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धृष्टद्युम्नम्: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अयोधयत्: made (him) fight; fought (against)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, Causative (ṇic)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Sañjaya