Shloka 69

Devanagari script

एवं त॑ निहतं संख्ये दद्शे सैनिको जन:,इस प्रकार सब सैनिकोंने द्रोणाचार्यका मारा जाना अपनी आँखोंसे देखा। राजन! महाथनुर्धर धृष्टद्युम्नने द्रोणाचार्यका वह सिर उठा लिया और उसे आपके पुत्रोंके सामने फेंक दिया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

evaṃ taṃ nihataṃ saṅkhye dadarśe sainiko janaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Thus did the mass of soldiers behold with their own eyes that he had been slain in the press of battle. In the wake of Droṇa’s fall, the scene turns starkly ethical: the victory is not merely tactical but morally charged, as the death of a revered teacher becomes a public spectacle, intensifying grief, rage, and the hardening of hearts on both sides.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• तत्: that (one/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• निहतम्: slain, killed
• निहतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-हन् (हत)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सङ्ख्ये: in battle
• सङ्ख्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्ख्य
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• ददर्श: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सैनिकः: soldier
• सैनिकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैनिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जनः: people, crowd
• जनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇācārya (implied by context)
• the soldiers/army (sainika-jana)