Shloka 47

Śiva’s Battlefield Manifestation and Vyāsa’s Śatarudrīya Exposition (शिवप्रादुर्भावः शतरुद्रीयव्याख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

धृष्टद्युम्नं ततो द्रोणो विद्ध्वा सप्तभिराशुगै:

Transliteration

dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ tato droṇo viddhvā saptabhir āśugaiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Droṇa, striking Dhṛṣṭadyumna with seven swift-flying arrows, pressed the battle forward—an act that reflects the relentless, duty-bound ferocity of the war, where mastery in arms is used without pause against a foremost foe.

Word by Word

• धृष्टद्युम्नम्: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विद्ध्वा: having pierced/struck
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• सप्तभिः: with seven
• सप्तभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• आशुगैः: swift arrows
• आशुगैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशुग
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• arrows