Shloka 38

दण्डधारवधः | The Slaying of Daṇḍadhāra

Devanagari script

विप्रद्रुते बले तस्मिन्‌ वध्यमाने समन्ततः । द्रौणिरेको5 भ्ययात्‌ तूर्ण भीमसेनं महाबलम्‌,उनके द्वारा मारी जाती हुई आपकी वह सेना जब चारों ओर भागने लगी, तब अकेले अश्वत्थामाने तुरंत ही महाबली भीमसेनपर आक्रमण कर दिया

Transliteration

vipradrute bale tasmin vadhyamāne samantataḥ | drauṇir eko 'bhyayāt tūrṇaṃ bhīmasenaṃ mahābalam ||

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: Cuando tu ejército, diezmado por todos lados, se quebró y huyó en desorden, el hijo de Droṇa (Aśvatthāmā), él solo, se lanzó con presteza a enfrentar al poderosísimo Bhīmasena.

Word by Word

• विप्रद्रुते: when (it was) fleeing in disorder
• विप्रद्रुते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विप्रद्रुत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• बले: in the army/force
• बले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तस्मिन्: in that (situation/army)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वध्यमाने: while being slain
• वध्यमाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्यमान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

• द्रौणिः: Drauni (Ashvatthaman)
• द्रौणिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकः: alone
• एकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभ्ययात्: attacked/advanced against
• अभ्ययात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-या
• Form: Aorist (Luṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तूर्णम्: swiftly
• तूर्णम्: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्णम्

• भीमसेनम्: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाबलम्: mighty-strong
• महाबलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi)
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Kaurava army (your army)