Shloka 17

अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः

Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana

Devanagari script

समरे युद्धयमानं हि कौन्तेयो मां धनंजय:

Transliteration

samare yuddhayamānaṃ hi kaunteyo māṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Indeed, in the thick of battle, as I was engaged in fighting, the son of Kuntī—Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)—[addressed/approached] me.”

Word by Word

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• युद्धयमानम्: fighting, engaged in battle
• युद्धयमानम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: युद्धयमान (युध् धातु, आत्मनेपद वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• कौन्तेयः: the son of Kunti (Arjuna)
• कौन्तेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• धनंजयः: Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Dhanañjaya, Kaunteya)
• Kuntī