Shloka 2

उत्तरो बृहन्नडां सारथ्याय नियुङ्क्ते — Uttara Appoints Bṛhannadā as Charioteer

Devanagari script

भीष्मो द्रोणश्र कर्णश्र॒ कृपश्च परमास्त्रवित्‌ । द्रौणिश्व सौबलश्चैव तथा दुःशासन: प्रभो,राजन! भीष्म, द्रोण, कर्ण, अस्त्रविद्याके श्रेष्ठ विद्वान्‌ कृपाचार्य, अश्वत्थामा, शकुनि, दुःशासन, विविंशति, विकर्ण, पराक्रमी चित्रसेन, दुर्मुख, दुःशल तथा अन्य महारथी भी दुर्योधनके साथ थे

Transliteration

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | bhīṣmo droṇaś ca karṇaś ca kṛpaś ca paramāstravit | drauṇiś ca saubalaś caiva tathā duḥśāsanaḥ prabho rājan |

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: O lord, O king, Bhīṣma, Droṇa, and Karṇa were there, and also Kṛpa—supreme among those who know the highest weapons. Likewise Aśvatthāmā (son of Droṇa), Śakuni (of the Saubala line), and Duḥśāsana were present.

Word by Word

भीष्मःBhishma

द्रोणःDrona

चand

कर्णःKarna

चand

कृपःKripa

चand

परम-अस्त्र-वित्knower of the supreme weapons

द्रौणिःDrauni (Ashvatthama)

चand

सौबलःSaubala (Shakuni)

चand

एवindeed/also

तथाlikewise

दुःशासनःDuhshasana

प्रभोO lord

राजन्O king

Speaker

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Bhīṣma

Droṇa

Karṇa

Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)

Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi)

Śakuni (Saubala)

Duḥśāsana

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

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