Shloka 23
Droṇa-pātana-paripṛcchā (Inquiry into the Fall of Droṇa) | द्रोणपातनपरिपृच्छा
Devanagari script
पदातिषु रथाश्वेषु वारणेषु च सर्वश: । तस्य विद्युदिवा भ्रेषु चरन् केतुरदृश्यत,पैदल सैनिकों, रथियों, घुड़सवारों तथा हाथीसवारोंमें सब ओर विचरता हुआ उनका ध्वज बादलोंमें विद्युत्-सा दृष्टिगोचर हो रहा था
Transliteration
padātiṣu rathāśveṣu vāraṇeṣu ca sarvaśaḥ | tasya vidyud ivābhreṣu caran ketur adṛśyata ||
Translation
Sañjaya berkata: Di antara pasukan pejalan kaki, para kusir-ksatria, penunggang kuda, dan penunggang gajah—di seluruh medan—panjinya tampak bergerak, menyambar-nyambar laksana kilat di tengah awan.
Word by Word
पदातिषुamong foot-soldiers
पदातिषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपदाति
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
रथाश्वेषुamong chariot(-warriors) and horse(-riders)
रथाश्वेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरथाश्व
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
वारणेषुamong elephants/elephant-riders
वारणेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवारण
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सर्वशःeverywhere; on all sides
सर्वशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वशः
तस्यof him/of that (warrior)
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
विद्युत्lightning
विद्युत्:
TypeNoun
Rootविद्युत्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike; as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अभ्रेषुin/among clouds
अभ्रेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअभ्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
चरन्moving about; roaming
चरन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
FormPresent active (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
केतुःbanner; standard
केतुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकेतु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अदृश्यतwas seen; appeared
अदृश्यत:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperfect (लङ्), Passive (कर्मणि), Third, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
ketu (banner/standard)P
padāti (infantry)R
ratha (chariots)A
aśva (horses/horsemen)V
vāraṇa (war-elephants)A
abhra (clouds)V
vidyut (lightning)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes