Shloka 37

कर्णवधार्थं धनञ्जयस्य प्रतिज्ञा — Arjuna’s resolve for Karṇa’s defeat

Devanagari script

तत उच्चुक्रुशु: सर्वे हत: पार्थ इति सम ह । ततः शड्खनिनादाश्न भेरीशब्दाश्न पुष्कला:

Transliteration

tata uccukruśuḥ sarve hataḥ pārtha iti sma ha | tataḥ śaṅkhaninādāś ca bherīśabdāś ca puṣkalāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Alors tous s’écrièrent d’une seule voix : « Pārtha a été tué ! » Puis retentirent de puissants appels de conques et d’abondants roulements de tambours de guerre.

Word by Word

• तत्: then/that (at that time)
• तत्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• उच्चुक्रुशुः: cried out loudly
• उच्चुक्रुशुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृश्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd, plural, parasmaipada

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• हतः: slain
• हतः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (हत)
• Form: past passive participle (क्त), masculine, nominative, singular

• पार्थः: Pārtha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• इति: thus/that (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• समम्: together, in unison
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• ततः: thereupon/then
• ततः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्

• शङ्खनिनादाः: conch-blasts (sounds of conches)
• शङ्खनिनादाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख-निनाद
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• भेरीशब्दाः: drum-sounds (sounds of kettle-drums)
• भेरीशब्दाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेरी-शब्द
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• पुष्कलाः: abundant, many
• पुष्कलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्कल
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• śaṅkha (conch)
• bherī (war-drum)