Shloka 48

द्रोणवध-प्रश्नः

Droṇa’s Fall: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry

Devanagari script

कर्बुरा: शितिपादास्तु स्वर्णजालपरिच्छदा: । जारासंधधि हया: श्रेष्ठा: सहदेवमुदावहन्‌,जरासंधके पुत्र सहदेवको काले पैरोंवाले चितकबरे श्रेष्ठ घोड़े, जो सोनेकी जालीसे विभूषित थे, रणभूमिमें ले गये

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

karburāḥ śitipādās tu svarṇajālaparicchadāḥ |

jarāsandhadhihayāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ sahadevam udāvahan ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: The finest horses of Jarāsandha’s lineage—dappled in color, with pale (whitish) feet, and adorned with golden netting—bore Sahadeva forth (into the field). The verse underscores the martial pageantry of war: noble equipment and royal resources are marshalled to carry a righteous warrior into the perilous arena where duty must be met without hesitation.

Word by Word

• कर्बुराः: spotted, variegated
• कर्बुराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्बुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शितिपादाः: having white/grey feet
• शितिपादाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शितिपाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• स्वर्णजालपरिच्छदाः: covered/adorned with a net of gold
• स्वर्णजालपरिच्छदाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्णजालपरिच्छद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जारासन्धधिः: Jarāsandha’s son (Jarāsandhi)
• जारासन्धधिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जारासन्धधि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हयाः: horses
• हयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• श्रेष्ठाः: excellent, best
• श्रेष्ठाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सहदेवम्: Sahadeva
• सहदेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उदावहन्: carried/led away, bore forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-वाह्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sahadeva
• Jarāsandha
• horses
• golden netting (horse-trappings)