Shloka 78

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

Devanagari script

स च्छिन्नथन्वा विरथ: स्वधर्ममनुपालयन्‌

Transliteration

sa cchinnadhanvā virathaḥ svadharmam anupālayan

Translation

Sañjaya said: Even with his bow cut and deprived of his chariot, he continued to uphold his own dharma—persisting in the duty of a warrior amid the chaos of battle.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• छिन्न-धन्वा: with (his) bow cut/broken
• छिन्न-धन्वा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिन्नधन्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विरथः: without a chariot; dismounted
• विरथः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्व-धर्मम्: one's own duty
• स्व-धर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनुपालयन्: upholding; observing; maintaining
• अनुपालयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√पाल्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Present active participle (शतृ)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya