Shloka 32

इन्द्रजिद्-लक्ष्मणयुद्धम्

Indrajit and Lakṣmaṇa: Escalation through Concealment

Devanagari script

हतेषु तेषु वीरेषु सिन्धुराजो जयद्रथ: । विमुच्य कृष्णां संत्रस्त: पलायनपरो5भवत्‌,उन वीरोंके मारे जानेपर सिन्धुराज जयद्रथ भयसे थर्रा उठा और द्रौपदीको वहीं छोड़कर उसने भाग जानेका विचार किया

Transliteration

hateṣu teṣu vīreṣu sindhurājo jayadrathaḥ | vimucya kṛṣṇāṃ saṃtrastaḥ palāyanaparo 'bhavat ||

Translation

When those warriors had been slain, Jayadratha, the king of Sindhu, was shaken with fear. Releasing Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) and abandoning his wrongful seizure, he turned his mind wholly toward flight—choosing self-preservation over facing the consequences of his adharma.

Word by Word

• हतेषु: when (they were) slain
• हतेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हत (√हन्)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• तेषु: among those
• तेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• वीरेषु: heroes/warriors
• वीरेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• सिन्धुराजः: the king of Sindhu
• सिन्धुराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धुराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जयद्रथः: Jayadratha
• जयद्रथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयद्रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विमुच्य: having released/letting go
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √मुच्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• कृष्णाम्: Krishnaa (Draupadi)
• कृष्णाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• संत्रस्तः: terrified
• संत्रस्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संत्रस्त (सम् + √त्रस्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पलायनपरः: intent on fleeing
• पलायनपरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पलायनपर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Jayadratha
• Sindhu (kingdom)
• Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)