Shloka 32

Devanagari script

अस्त्राण्यस्त्रैर्यदा तस्य विधिवद्धन्ति पाण्डव:

Transliteration

astrāṇy astrair yadā tasya vidhivad dhanti pāṇḍavāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “When the Pāṇḍavas, in due and proper manner, counter his missiles with their own weapons….”

Word by Word

• अस्त्राणि: weapons/missiles
• अस्त्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• अस्त्रैः: with weapons/missiles
• अस्त्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• यदा: when
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा

• तस्य: of him/of that (one)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• विधिवत्: according to rule, duly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत्

• हन्ति: they strike/kill
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Plural

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• astrāṇi (weapons/missiles)