Shloka 9

अध्याय ८८ — घटोत्कच-दुर्योधनयुद्धवर्णनम्

Ghaṭotkaca–Duryodhana Engagement

Devanagari script

अभिद्रुतं चास्त्र भृतां वरिष्ठ धनंजयं वीक्ष्य शिखण्डिमुख्या:

Transliteration

abhidrutaṃ cāstra-bhṛtāṃ variṣṭhaṃ dhanaṃjayaṃ vīkṣya śikhaṇḍi-mukhyāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Seeing Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)—the foremost among those who bear weapons—being fiercely charged at, the warriors led by Śikhaṇḍin took note and moved in response. The scene underscores how, in the press of war, even the best of fighters becomes the focal point of collective strategy, where personal prowess and tactical leadership collide with the larger demands of duty on the battlefield.

Word by Word

• अभिद्रुतम्: rushed at / attacked
• अभिद्रुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिद्रुत (अभि+द्रु धातु, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• अस्त्रभृताम्: of the weapon-bearers
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्रभृत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वरिष्ठम्: the best / foremost
• वरिष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरिष्ठ (वर-तरा/तम; superlative)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धनंजयम्: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीक्ष्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• शिखण्डिमुख्याः: those headed by Śikhaṇḍin
• शिखण्डिमुख्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डि-मुख्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Śikhaṇḍin
• astra (weapons/missiles)