Shloka 13

Droṇa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna-yuddha (द्रोण-धृष्टद्युम्न-युद्धम्) — Tactical duel and allied interventions

Devanagari script

तौ शरार्चितसर्वाड्रौ शुशुभाते महाबलौ

Transliteration

tau śarārcita-sarvāḍrau śuśubhāte mahābalau

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: Aquellos dos guerreros de gran fuerza brillaban con esplendor sobre toda aquella masa de tropas, semejante a una montaña, ahora adornada y marcada por lluvias de flechas. Se destacaban en la batalla como ejemplos visibles de valor, en medio de la gravedad ética de una guerra fratricida.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• शर-अर्चित-सर्व-अद्रौ: on all mountains honored/covered with arrows
• शर-अर्चित-सर्व-अद्रौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शर + अर्चित + सर्व + अद्रि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Dual

• शुशुभाते: shone, were splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Dual, Ātmanepada

• महाबलौ: very mighty (two)
• महाबलौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• two mighty warriors (unnamed in this pāda)
• arrows (śara)
• mountain-like host/formation (aḍrau)