Shloka 122

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

धनंजयस्तथा यान्तं पृष्ठतो द्रौणिमभ्यगात्‌

Transliteration

dhanañjayastathā yāntaṃ pṛṣṭhato drauṇimabhyagāt

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) advanced toward Drauni (Aśvatthāman) from behind as he was moving away—pressing the pursuit in the relentless flow of battle, where duty to restrain a dangerous foe overrides hesitation.

Word by Word

• धनंजयः: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• यान्तम्: going; moving
• यान्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पृष्ठतः: from behind; at the back
• पृष्ठतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृष्ठतस्

• द्रौणिम्: Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)
• द्रौणिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्यगात्: went up to; approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Drauni (Aśvatthāman)