Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ततो द्वैधीकृते सैन्ये द्रोण: सोमकपाण्डवान्‌ | अभ्यद्रवत्‌ सपाज्चालान्‌ दुर्योधनपुरोगम:,तदनन्तर सेनाके दो भागोंमें विभक्त हो जानेपर द्रोणाचार्यने दुर्योधनके आगे होकर सोमकों, पाण्डवों तथा पांचालोंपर धावा किया

Transliteration

tato dvaidhīkṛte sainye droṇaḥ somaka-pāṇḍavān | abhyadravat sa-pāñcālān duryodhana-puro-gamaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, when the army had been split into two divisions, Droṇa—advancing with Duryodhana at the fore—charged upon the Somakas, the Pāṇḍavas, and the Pāñcālas. The moment marks a deliberate escalation: the commander’s tactical decision to break and strike the opposing coalition intensifies the moral tension of the war, where prowess and strategy press against the claims of righteousness and restraint.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb)

• द्वैधीकृते: when (it was) divided into two
• द्वैधीकृते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वैधीकृत
• Form: neuter locative singular

• सैन्ये: in the army
• सैन्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: neuter locative singular

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: masculine nominative singular

• सोमकपाण्डवान्: the Somakas and the Pandavas
• सोमकपाण्डवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमक-पाण्डव
• Form: masculine accusative plural

• अभ्यद्रवत्: rushed/charged (against)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√द्रु
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

• सपाञ्चालान्: together with the Panchalas
• सपाञ्चालान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स-पाञ्चाल
• Form: masculine accusative plural

• दुर्योधनपुरोगमः: having Duryodhana in front/led by Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनपुरोगमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्योधन-पुरोगम
• Form: masculine nominative singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• Duryodhana
• Somakas
• Pāṇḍavas
• Pāñcālas