Shloka 28

Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation

Devanagari script

अथान्यद्‌ धनुरादाय सात्यकि: क्रोधमूर्च्छित: । द्वाभ्यां मद्रेश्वरं विदृध्वा सारथिं च त्रिभि: शरै:,युद्धमें शत्रुकी इस विजयको शिनिपौत्र सात्यकि नहीं सहन कर सके। उन्होंने दूसरा धनुष हाथमें लेकर क्रोधसे आतुर हो दो बाणोंसे मद्रराजको घायल करके तीनसे उनके सारथिको भी बींध डाला

Transliteration

athānyad dhanur ādāya sātyakiḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ | dvābhyāṃ madreśvaraṃ viddhvā sārathiṃ ca tribhiḥ śaraiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Sātyaki, overcome by a surge of wrath, took up another bow. With two arrows he struck the lord of Madra, and with three more shafts he pierced the charioteer as well—unable to endure the enemy’s momentary triumph in the battle.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अन्यत्: another (one)
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• सात्यकिः: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रोध: with anger
• क्रोध: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• मूर्च्छितः: overcome (by), maddened
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्च्छित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• द्वाभ्याम्: with two (arrows)
• द्वाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Dual

• मद्रेश्वरम्: the lord of Madra (king of Madra)
• मद्रेश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्रेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विदृध्वा: having pierced/wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + दृध्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• सारथिम्: charioteer
• सारथिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• त्रिभिः: with three (arrows)
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki
• Madreśvara (Śalya, king of Madra)
• Sārathi (charioteer)
• Dhanuḥ (bow)
• Śara (arrows)