Shloka 90

Devanagari script

तदपास्य धनुश्कछिन्नं द्रोणपुत्रो महामना:

Transliteration

tad apāsya dhanuḥ chinnaṃ droṇaputro mahāmanāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Casting aside that bow, now cut and rendered useless, the high-souled son of Droṇa moved on—unshaken in resolve amid the moral chaos of battle, where even a warrior’s broken weapon becomes a moment of decision rather than defeat.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• अपास्य: having cast away / having thrown aside
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + अस् (धातु: अस्/अस्— 'to throw/cast'; gerund formation)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• कच्छिन्नम्: cut off at the end/edge (i.e., with the tip/part cut off)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क + छिन्न (√छिद्)
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• द्रोणपुत्रः: Drona's son (Ashvatthaman)
• द्रोणपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोणपुत्र
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• महामनाः: great-minded, noble-souled
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महामनस्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa
• Droṇaputra (Aśvatthāmā)
• dhanuḥ (bow)