Shloka 48

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya-saṃvādaḥ; madhyāhna-saṅgrāma-pravṛttiḥ

Dhritarashtra–Sanjaya dialogue and the midday battle escalation

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु द्रुपदस्यात्मजो बली । धृष्टद्युम्नो महाराज पुत्र तव जनेश्वरम्‌

Transliteration

etasminneva kāle tu drupadasyātmajo balī | dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārāja putra tava janeśvaram ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Just at that very moment, O great king, your son’s overlord among men was confronted by the mighty Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the powerful son of Drupada.”

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तु: but/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• द्रुपदस्य: of Drupada
• द्रुपदस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• आत्मजः: son
• आत्मजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बली: mighty
• बली: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun (Vocative address)
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पुत्र: O son
• Type: Noun (Vocative address)
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• जनेश्वरम्: lord of men/king
• जनेश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Drupada
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Duryodhana