Shloka 21
Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana
The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint
Devanagari script
धनंजयस्तु श्रुत्वैतत् केशवस्य महात्मन: । प्रेक्षतो भीमसेनस्य सव्यमूरूमताडयत्,महात्मा भगवान् केशवका यह वचन सुनकर अर्जुनने भीमसेनके देखते हुए अपनी बायीं जाँघको ठोंका
Transliteration
dhanañjayas tu śrutvैतat keśavasya mahātmanaḥ | prekṣato bhīmasenasya savya-mūrum atāḍayat ||
Translation
Hearing these words of great-souled Keśava, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), while Bhīmasena looked on, struck his left thigh—an emphatic sign of resolve and challenge.
Word by Word
धनंजयःDhananjaya (Arjuna)
धनंजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधनंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)
एतत्this (speech/statement)
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
केशवस्यof Keshava (Krishna)
केशवस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकेशव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
महात्मनःof the great-souled one
महात्मनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
प्रेक्षतःwhile (he) was looking/onlooking
प्रेक्षतः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रेक्षत्
Formpresent active participle, Masculine, Genitive, Singular
भीमसेनस्यof Bhimasena
भीमसेनस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootभीमसेन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
सव्यleft
सव्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootसव्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ऊरुम्thigh
ऊरुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऊरु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अताडयत्struck/smote
अताडयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootतड्
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)K
Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)B
Bhīmasena (Bhīma)L
left thigh (gesture/object)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes