Shloka 19

Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ — The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall

Book 7, Chapter 164

Devanagari script

सोमदत्तस्त्वसम्भ्रान्तो दृष्टवा केतुं निपातितम्‌ । शैनेयं पञचविंशत्या सायकानां समाचिनोत्‌,ध्वजको गिराया हुआ देख सम्भ्रमरहित सोमदत्तने सात्यकिके शरीरमें पचीस बाण चुन दिये

Transliteration

Somadattas tv asambhrānto dṛṣṭvā ketuṁ nipātitam | Śaineyaṁ pañcaviṁśatyā sāyakānāṁ samācinot ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Seeing his banner toppled, Somadatta—remaining unshaken and free from panic—shot Śaineya (Sātyaki) with twenty-five arrows. The verse highlights a warrior’s steadiness under loss of honor-symbols (the fallen standard) and the relentless escalation of violence on the battlefield.

Word by Word

• सोमदत्तः: Somadatta
• सोमदत्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमदत्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• असम्भ्रान्तः: unperturbed, not confused
• असम्भ्रान्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असम्भ्रान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• केतुम्: banner/standard
• केतुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• निपातितम्: felled, brought down
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-पत्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शैनेयम्: the son of Śini (Sātyaki)
• शैनेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैनेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पञ्चविंशत्या: with twenty-five
• पञ्चविंशत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चविंशति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सायकानाम्: of arrows
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• समाचिनोत्: he pierced/filled (with arrows)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-चि
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Somadatta
• Śaineya (Sātyaki)
• ketu (banner/standard)
• sāyaka (arrows)