Shloka 28

भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्

Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash

Devanagari script

द्रोणं षष्ट्या नरव्याप्रो विकर्ण च त्रिभि: शरै: । शल्यं चैव त्रिभिर्बाणै राजानं चैव पठचभि:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

droṇaṃ ṣaṣṭyā naravyāghro vikarṇaṃ ca tribhiḥ śaraiḥ |

śalyaṃ caiva tribhir bāṇai rājānaṃ caiva pañcabhiḥ ||

Translation

Sang harimau di antara manusia itu menghantam Droṇa dengan enam puluh anak panah, Vikarna dengan tiga, Śalya dengan tiga batang panah, dan sang raja (Duryodhana) dengan lima.

Word by Word

• द्रोणम्: Drona
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• षष्ट्या: with sixty
• षष्ट्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• नरव्याघ्रम्: the tiger among men (a hero)
• नरव्याघ्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरव्याघ्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विकर्णम्: Vikarna
• विकर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शल्यम्: Shalya
• शल्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• बाणैः: arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa
• Vikarna
• Śalya
• rājā (the king)