Shloka 3
रात्रौ युद्धप्रवृत्तिः — Night Battle Begins; Duryodhana’s Protective Orders for Droṇa
Droṇa-parva 139
Devanagari script
तानवेक्ष्य नरश्रेष्ठ विमना दु:खितस्तदा । नि:श्वसन् दीर्घमुष्णं च पुन: पाण्डवम भ्ययात्,नरश्रेष्ठ उनकी वह अवस्था देखकर उस समय कर्णको बहुत दुःख हुआ। उसका मन उदास हो गया। वह गरम-गरम लंबी साँस खींचता हुआ पुनः पाण्डुनन्दन भीमसेनके सामने आया
Transliteration
tān avekṣya naraśreṣṭha vimanā duḥkhitas tadā | niḥśvasan dīrgham uṣṇaṃ ca punaḥ pāṇḍavam abhyayāt ||
Translation
Seeing them in that condition, O best of men, he became despondent and deeply distressed. Drawing long, hot breaths, he once again advanced toward the Pāṇḍava—Bhīmasena—returning to face him in the press of battle.
Word by Word
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अवेक्ष्यhaving seen/observed
अवेक्ष्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-ईक्ष्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
नरश्रेष्ठO best of men
नरश्रेष्ठ:
TypeNoun
Rootनरश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
विमनाःdejected
विमनाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविमनस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दुःखितःsorrowful
दुःखितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुःखित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past participle used adjectivally)
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
निःश्वसन्sighing/breathing out
निःश्वसन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनि-श्वस्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
दीर्घम्long (a long breath)
दीर्घम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदीर्घ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उष्णम्hot/warm
उष्णम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootउष्ण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
पाण्डवम्the Pandava (son of Pandu)
पाण्डवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अभ्ययात्approached/came near
अभ्ययात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-या
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
KarnaB
Bhīmasena (Bhīma)P
Pāṇḍava(s)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes