Shloka 2
शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni
with Ulūka’s fall
Devanagari script
ततो दुर्योधन दृष्टवा वाजिमध्ये व्यवस्थितम् | उवाच देवकीपुत्र: कुन्तीपुत्रं धनंजयम्,तदनन्तर दुर्योधनको घुड़सवारोंके बीचमें खड़ा देख देवकीनन्दन भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुनसे इस प्रकार कहा--
Transliteration
tato duryodhanaṃ dṛṣṭvā vājimadhye vyavasthitam | uvāca devakīputraḥ kuntīputraṃ dhanañjayam ||
Translation
Then, seeing Duryodhana stationed amid the horsemen, Devakī’s son—Śrī Kṛṣṇa—addressed Kuntī’s son Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) as follows.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereupon
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')
दुर्योधनम्Duryodhana
दुर्योधनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्योधन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), indeclinable
वाजिhorse
वाजि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवाजि
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular (as first member in a compound-like construction)
मध्येin the middle
मध्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
व्यवस्थितम्standing, stationed
व्यवस्थितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootव्यवस्था (वि+अव+स्था)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative, Singular (agreeing with दुर्योधनम् by sense: 'standing/placed')
उवाचsaid, spoke
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular
देवकीof Devakī
देवकी:
TypeNoun
Rootदेवकी
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular (in compound relation)
पुत्रःson
पुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुन्तीof Kuntī
कुन्ती:
TypeNoun
Rootकुन्ती
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular (in compound relation)
पुत्रम्son
पुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
धनंजयम्Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
धनंजयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनंजय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DuryodhanaK
Kṛṣṇa (Devakīputra)A
Arjuna (Kuntīputra, Dhanañjaya)H
horsemen/cavalry (vāji)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes