Shloka 36

Adhyāya 143: Nocturnal duels—Nākuli and Citraseṇa; Vṛṣasena’s assault; Duḥśāsana vs Prativindhya

Devanagari script

ग्रहणं धर्मराजस्य खग: श्येन इवामिषम्‌,'जैसे बाजपक्षी मांसपर झपट्टा मारता है, उसी प्रकार द्रोणाचार्य प्रतिदिन धर्मराजको बंदी बनाना चाहते हैं। क्या राजा युधिष्ठिर सकुशल होंगे?”

Transliteration

grahaṇaṁ dharmarājasya khagaḥ śyena ivāmiṣam

Translation

Sañjaya said: “As a hawk swoops down upon flesh, so does Droṇācārya, day after day, seek to seize Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira) and take him captive. Will King Yudhiṣṭhira remain safe and unharmed?”

Word by Word

• ग्रहणम्: seizure, capture
• ग्रहणम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मराजस्य: of Dharmaraja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजस्य: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• खगः: a bird
• खगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्येनः: hawk, falcon
• श्येनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्येन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• आमिषम्: flesh; bait; prey
• आमिषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमिष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Droṇācārya
• śyena (hawk)
• āmiṣa (flesh/prey)