Shloka 20

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention

Devanagari script

एते रुक्मरथा नाम राजपुत्रा महारथा: । रथेष्वस्त्रेषु निपुणा नागेषु च विशाम्पते

Transliteration

ete rukmarathā nāma rājaputrā mahārathāḥ | ratheṣv astreṣu nipuṇā nāgeṣu ca viśāmpate ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “These are the royal princes known as the Rukmarathas—great chariot-warriors, O lord of the people. They are skilled in the handling of chariots and weapons, and are also adept in the use of war-elephants.”

Word by Word

• एते: these
• एते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रुक्मरथाः: golden-chariot (men)
• रुक्मरथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मरथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नाम: by name / called
• नाम: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन्

• राजपुत्राः: princes (sons of kings)
• राजपुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महारथाः: great warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रथेषु: in/with chariots; in chariotry
• रथेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• अस्त्रेषु: in weapons; in weaponry
• अस्त्रेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• निपुणाः: skilled, proficient
• निपुणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निपुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नागेषु: in elephants; in elephant-warfare
• नागेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

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

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Rukmarathas
• princes (rājaputrāḥ)
• chariots (ratha)
• weapons (astra)
• war-elephants (nāga)