Shloka 61

द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa

Devanagari script

त॑ पार्थों दशभिर्बाणै: प्रत्यविध्यद्‌ रणाजिरे

Transliteration

taṁ pārtho daśabhir bāṇaiḥ pratyavidhyad raṇājire

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the thick of battle, Pārtha (Arjuna) struck him in return with ten arrows, answering attack with measured counterforce amid the demands and harsh ethics of war.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दशभिः: with ten
• दशभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: दशन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• बाणैः: with arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रत्यविध्यत्: pierced/struck
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + व्यध् (प्रति-अव-)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रणाजिरे: in the battlefield
• रणाजिरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रणाजिर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• arrows
• battlefield (raṇājira)