Shloka 21

Sauptika-parva Adhyāya 13 — Bhīmasena’s Pursuit of Drauṇi and the Release of a Divine Astra

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा राजशार्टूल द्रोणपुत्र: प्रतापवान्‌

Transliteration

ity uktvā rājaśārṭūla droṇaputraḥ pratāpavān

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai harimau di antara para raja!” Setelah berkata demikian, putra Droṇa yang perkasa (Aśvatthāmā) melangkah maju.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active (parasmaipada sense), prior action

• राजशार्दूल: O tiger among kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजशार्दूल
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• द्रोणपुत्रः: the son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāman)
• द्रोणपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोणपुत्र
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• प्रतापवान्: mighty, valiant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Aśvatthāmā (Droṇaputra)
• Droṇa
• the king addressed as rājaśārṭūla (contextually Dhṛtarāṣṭra/Janamejaya depending on frame)