Shloka 15

Rātri-yuddhe Droṇasya prahāraḥ — Bhīmasenasya dhārtarāṣṭra-śūrānām nigrahaḥ

Night Battle: Droṇa’s Assault and Bhīma’s Suppression of Dhārtarāṣṭra Warriors

Devanagari script

ततो रथादवप्लुत्य वेगमास्थाय पाण्डव: । निमील्य नयने राजन्‌ पदातिद्रोणमभ्ययात्‌

Transliteration

tato rathād avaplutya vegam āsthāya pāṇḍavaḥ | nimīlya nayane rājan padāti droṇam abhyayāt ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then the Pāṇḍava leapt down from his chariot and, gathering speed, O King, with his eyes closed, advanced on foot toward Droṇa—an act shaped by the grim ethics of battle, where resolve and necessity drive a warrior to confront even a revered teacher.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from that/then')

• रथात्: from the chariot
• रथात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: masculine, ablative, singular

• अवप्लुत्य: having leapt down
• अवप्लुत्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव√प्लु (प्लवते)
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), indeclinable

• वेगम्: speed/impetus
• वेगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• आस्थाय: having taken up/assuming
• आस्थाय: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√स्था (तिष्ठति)
• Form: absolutive (ल्यप्), indeclinable

• पाण्डवः: the Pandava (Arjuna)
• पाण्डवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• निमील्य: having closed
• निमील्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√मील् (मीलति)
• Form: absolutive (ल्यप्), indeclinable

• नयने: the two eyes
• नयने: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नयन
• Form: neuter, accusative, dual

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• पदाति: on foot/foot-soldier (as: on foot)
• पदाति: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पदाति
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular (as prior member of compound)

• द्रोणम्: Drona
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• अभ्ययात्: approached/advanced toward
• अभ्ययात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि√या (याति)
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• King Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Droṇa
• Pāṇḍava (unspecified)