Shloka 256
अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana
Devanagari script
न्यवधीत् तावकान् सर्वान् दण्डपाणिरिवान्तक: । उन्होंने दण्डपाणि यमराजके समान सुवर्णपत्रसे जटित विशाल गदा लेकर उसके द्वारा आपके समस्त सैनिकोंका संहार आरम्भ किया
Transliteration
nyavadhīt tāvakān sarvān daṇḍapāṇir ivāntakaḥ |
Translation
Sañjaya said: He began to slay all your troops, like Antaka—Death himself—as though wielding the rod of punishment. Bearing a vast mace adorned with plates of gold, like Yama the Daṇḍapāṇi, he set about the destruction of your entire host.
Word by Word
न्यवधीत्slew, killed
न्यवधीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootवध्
Formलुङ् (Aorist), 3, Singular, परस्मैपद
तावकान्your (men), your side's (warriors)
तावकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतावक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
दण्डपाणिःthe staff-in-hand one (Yama)
दण्डपाणिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदण्डपाणि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अन्तकःDeath (Yama)
अन्तकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied addressee by 'tāvakān')A
Antaka (Death/Yama)D
Daṇḍa (rod/staff of punishment)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes