Shloka 21

Droṇa’s Rebuke to Duryodhana after Jayadratha’s Fall (द्रोणेन दुर्योधनं प्रति प्रत्युक्तिः)

Devanagari script

तथैव तावका राजन प्रार्थयन्तो महद्‌ यश:

Transliteration

tathaiva tāvakā rājan prārthayanto mahad yaśaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “In the same way, O King, your own warriors too were striving—seeking great renown.”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just, only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• तावकाः: your men; those on your side
• तावकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तावक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रार्थयन्तः: requesting, seeking, entreating
• प्रार्थयन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रार्थय्
• Form: Present active participle (parasmaipada), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यशः: fame, glory
• यशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Kauravas (tāvakāḥ)