Shloka 17

द्रोणनिन्दाश्रवणं तथा सात्यकि–पार्षतविवादः

Hearing the reproach of Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Pārṣata dispute

Devanagari script

अथैनं धनुषो5ग्रेण तुदन्‌ भूयो5ब्रवीद्‌ वच:

Transliteration

athainaṁ dhanuṣo'greṇa tudan bhūyo'bravīd vacaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, prodding him again with the tip of his bow, he spoke once more—pressing his point with renewed insistence amid the harsh urgency of war.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (एतद्)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• धनुषः: of the bow
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: neuter, genitive, singular

• अग्रेण: with the tip/front end
• अग्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• तुदन्: piercing/prodding
• तुदन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुद्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), masculine, nominative, singular

• भूयः: again, further
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• वचः: words, speech
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• bow (dhanuḥ)