Shloka 23
Duryodhana Seeks Droṇa’s Counsel; Imperative to Protect Jayadratha; Pāñcāla Assault on Duryodhana
Devanagari script
तान् निकृत्तानिषून् दृष्टवा दूरतो ब्रह्म॒वादिना
Transliteration
tān nikṛttāniṣūn dṛṣṭvā dūrato brahmavādinā
Translation
Sañjaya said: Seeing from afar those warriors who had been cut down and left lifeless, the brahma-speaking narrator (Sañjaya) reports the grim outcome of battle—an image that underscores how swiftly martial prowess, when ungoverned by restraint, turns into irreversible loss.
Word by Word
तान्those (men)
तान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
निकृत्तcut down, severed
निकृत्त:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootनि + कृद् (कृन्तति) → निकृत्त (कृदन्त/भूतकर्मणि)
Formपुं, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
निषून्slain, killed
निषून्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootनि + सू (हिंसायाम्) → निषू (कृदन्त/भूतकर्मणि) ; प्रातिपदिक: निषू
Formपुं, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदृश् (दर्शन) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive)
दूरतःfrom afar
दूरतः:
अपादान
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदूर (प्रातिपदिक) → दूरतः (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
Formतसिल् (ablatival adverb)
ब्रह्मवादिनाby the brahma-speaker / learned brahmin (one who speaks of Brahman/Veda)
ब्रह्मवादिना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मवादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, तृतीया, एकवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes