Shloka 26

द्रोणवध-प्रश्नः

Droṇa’s Fall: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry

Devanagari script

युवानमवहन्‌ युद्धे क्रौज्चवर्णा हयोत्तमा:

Transliteration

yuvānam avahan yuddhe krauñcavarṇā hayottamāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the midst of battle, excellent horses of krauñca-like hue bore the young warrior onward—an image that underscores how youthful valor is carried into the harsh machinery of war, where strength and speed serve a cause shaped by duty and conflict.

Word by Word

• युवानम्: the young man
• युवानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: युवन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवहन्: carried/bore
• अवहन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• क्रौञ्चवर्णाः: having the color of a krauñca (bird)
• क्रौञ्चवर्णाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रौञ्चवर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हयोत्तमाः: excellent horses
• हयोत्तमाः: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: हयोत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• young warrior (yuvāna)
• excellent horses (hayottamāḥ)
• krauñca (crane/heron, as a color reference)