Shloka 28

द्रोणवध-प्रश्नः

Droṇa’s Fall: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry

Devanagari script

सुतसोम॑ तु यः सौम्यं पार्थ: पुत्रमजीजनत्‌ । माषपुष्पसवर्णास्तमवहन्‌ वाजिनो रणे

Transliteration

sutasomaṁ tu yaḥ saumyaṁ pārthaḥ putram ajījanat | māṣapuṣpasavarṇās tam avahan vājino raṇe ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: O gentle one, the son whom Pārtha (Arjuna) begot—named Sutasoma—was borne through the battle by horses the color of māṣa-flowers. The verse underscores how, even amid the violence of war, lineage, identity, and the visible signs of a warrior’s chariot-team remain markers of duty and recognition on the battlefield.

Word by Word

• सुतसोमः: Sutasoma (proper name)
• सुतसोमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुतसोम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सौम्यम्: gentle/noble (one)
• सौम्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पार्थः: the son of Pritha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अजीजनत्: begot/produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• माषपुष्पसवर्णाः: having the color of māṣa-flowers (black-gram blossoms)
• माषपुष्पसवर्णाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माषपुष्पसवर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• वाजिनः: horses/steeds
• वाजिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Sutasoma
• horses (vājinaḥ)
• battlefield (raṇa)