Shloka 426

Devanagari script

सर्वाण्यस्त्राणि धर्मात्मा हातुकामो5भ्यभाषत । भीमसेनके ऐसा कहनेपर धर्मात्मा द्रोणाचार्य वह धनुष फेंककर अन्य सब अस्त्र- शस्त्रोंको भी त्याग देनेकी इच्छासे इस प्रकार बोले--

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | sarvāṇy astrāṇi dharmātmā hātukāmo 'bhyabhāṣata |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Wishing to lay aside all his weapons, the righteous one spoke—moved by the resolve to renounce the instruments of violence. In the midst of the battle’s moral strain, his words signal a turning from martial skill toward restraint and the burdened conscience of a warrior-teacher.

Word by Word

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अस्त्राणि: weapons (missiles)
• अस्त्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• धर्मात्मा: the righteous-souled one
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हातुकामः: desiring to abandon
• हातुकामः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हातुकाम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभ्यभाषत: spoke, addressed
• अभ्यभाषत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• astrāṇi (weapons/astras)