Shloka 22

Droṇa-pātana-paripṛcchā (Inquiry into the Fall of Droṇa) | द्रोणपातनपरिपृच्छा

Devanagari script

तन्वता परमास्त्राणि शरान्‌ सततमस्यता । द्रोणेन विहितं दिक्षु शरजालमदृश्यत,द्रोणाचार्यने निरन्तर बाणोंकी वर्षा और उत्तम अस्त्रोंका विस्तार करके सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें बाणोंका जाल-सा बुन दिया, जो स्पष्ट दिखलायी दे रहा था

Transliteration

tanvatā paramāstrāṇi śarān satatam asyatā | droṇena vihitaṃ dikṣu śarajālam adṛśyata ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Ketika Droṇa tanpa henti melepaskan anak panah dan menghamparkan senjata-senjata tertingginya, tampaklah jaring panah terbentang ke segala penjuru—seakan-akan seluruh arah telah ditenun rapat dan tertutup.

Word by Word

• तन्वता: by extending/spreading
• तन्वता: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: तन् (धातु) → तन्वत् (शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• परमास्त्राणि: supreme weapons
• परमास्त्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• शरान्: arrows
• शरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सततम्: constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत

• अस्यता: by hurling/casting
• अस्यता: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (क्षेपणे) धातु → अस्यत् (शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• द्रोणेन: by Droṇa
• द्रोणेन: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• विहितम्: arranged/placed/formed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु) → विहित (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दिक्षु: in the directions
• दिक्षु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• शरजालम्: a net/mass of arrows
• शरजालम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर + जाल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अदृश्यत: was seen/appeared
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) लङ् (कर्मणि/आत्मनेपद) → अदृश्यत
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Passive, 3, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• paramāstra (supreme weapons)
• śara (arrows)
• śarajāla (net of arrows)
• dik (the quarters/directions)