Shloka 29

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 107: Karṇa–Bhīma Saṃmarda

Arrow-storm Engagement

Devanagari script

दशमस्त्वर्जुनस्यासीदेक एव महाकपि:

Transliteration

daśamas tv arjunasya āsīd eka eva mahākapiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: As the tenth (warrior) on Arjuna’s side there was only one—Mahākapi, the mighty ape—standing as a singular, extraordinary support amid the ranks.

Word by Word

• daśamaḥ: the tenth
• daśamaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśama
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• tu: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu

• arjunasya: of Arjuna
• arjunasya: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: arjuna
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• āsīt: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: as
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ekaḥ: one/single
• ekaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• eva: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva

• mahākapiḥ: the great monkey (Hanuman)
• mahākapiḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahākapi
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Mahākapi (Hanumān)