Shloka 62
द्रोणवध-प्रश्नः
Droṇa’s Fall: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry
Devanagari script
कलायपुष्पवर्णस्तु श्वेतलोहितराजय: । रथसेनं हयश्रेष्ठा: समूहुर्युद्धदुर्मदम्,जिनके रंग केरावके फ़ूलके समान हैं, जिनकी रोमराजि श्वेतलोहित वर्णकी है, ऐसे श्रेष्ठ घोड़ोंने रणदुर्मद रथसेनको संग्रामभूमिमें पहुँचाया
Transliteration
kālāyapuṣpavarṇas tu śvetalohitarājayaḥ | rathasenaṃ hayaśreṣṭhāḥ samūhur yuddhadurmadam ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: Horses of the finest breed—colored like the blossoms of the kālāya plant and marked with white-and-red streaks—carried Rathasena, intoxicated with the fury of battle, onto the field of war. The verse underscores how martial pride and battle-madness propel warriors forward, even as the larger moral weight of the conflict continues to unfold.
Word by Word
कलायपुष्पवर्णःhaving the color of a pea-flower
कलायपुष्पवर्णः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकलायपुष्पवर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
श्वेतलोहितराजयःhaving white-and-red streaks/stripes (in the coat)
श्वेतलोहितराजयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्वेतलोहितराजि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
रथसेनम्Rathasena (proper name)
रथसेनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथसेन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
हयश्रेष्ठाःthe best horses
हयश्रेष्ठाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहयश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
समूहुःcarried/conveyed
समूहुः:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + ऊह्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
युद्धदुर्मदम्maddened by battle / battle-intoxicated
युद्धदुर्मदम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootयुद्धदुर्मद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaR
Rathasena (Karṇa)H
horses (hayaśreṣṭhāḥ)B
battlefield/war (yuddha)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes