Shloka 3736

द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa

Devanagari script

ध्वजाश्छत्राणि चापानि चामराणि शिरांसि च | बड़े-बड़े हाथी और घोड़े सब ओर धराशायी होने लगे। ध्वज, छत्र, धनुष, चँवर तथा योद्धाओंके मस्तक कट-कटकर गिरने लगे

Transliteration

dhvajāś chatrāṇi cāpāni cāmarāṇi śirāṃsi ca |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Standards and parasols, bows and yak-tail fans, and even warriors’ heads—these were being severed and falling down. All around, great elephants and horses were collapsing on the battlefield.”

Word by Word

• ध्वजाः: banners/standards
• ध्वजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• छत्राणि: umbrellas/parasol(s)
• छत्राणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चापानि: bows
• चापानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• चामराणि: yak-tail fans/whisks
• चामराणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• शिरांसि: heads
• शिरांसि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• dhvaja (battle standard)
• chatra (parasol)
• cāpa (bow)
• cāmara (yak-tail fan)
• śiras (head)
• elephants
• horses