Shloka 40

द्रोणनिन्दाश्रवणं तथा सात्यकि–पार्षतविवादः

Hearing the reproach of Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Pārṣata dispute

Devanagari script

रौद्रेण चित्रपक्षेण विवृताक्षेण कूजता । ध्वजेनोच्छितदण्डेन गृध्रराजेन राजता

Transliteration

raudreṇa citrapakṣeṇa vivṛtākṣeṇa kūjatā | dhvajenocchitadaṇḍena gṛdhrarājena rājatā

Translation

Sañjaya said: “It shone with a fierce, variegated-winged, wide-eyed, clamoring lord of vultures—its banner raised high upon an uplifted staff—an ominous emblem that intensified the dread of the battlefield.”

Word by Word

• रौद्रेण: with/through a fierce (one)
• रौद्रेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौद्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• चित्रपक्षेण: with the variegated-winged (bird)
• चित्रपक्षेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रपक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• विवृताक्षेण: with (one) having wide-open eyes
• विवृताक्षेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विवृताक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कूजता: with (one) crying/cawing
• कूजता: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: कूज्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• ध्वजेन: with a banner/standard
• ध्वजेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• उच्छितदण्डेन: with an upraised staff/pole
• उच्छितदण्डेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्छितदण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• गृध्रराजेन: with the king of vultures
• गृध्रराजेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृध्रराज
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• राजता: with (one) shining/being splendid
• राजता: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• dhvaja (banner/standard)
• gṛdhra-rāja (lord of vultures; vulture emblem)