Shloka 50

Bhagadatta’s Advance, the Saṃśaptaka Challenge, and Arjuna’s Counterstrike (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय २६)

Devanagari script

तस्याभिद्रवतो वाहान्‌ हस्तमुक्तेन वारिणा

Transliteration

tasyābhidravato vāhān hastamuktena vāriṇā

Translation

Sañjaya said: As he charged forward, his steeds were struck and checked by water released from the hand—an act that momentarily restrains violence without direct slaughter, showing how even in war tactical restraint can redirect the course of harm.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अभिद्रवतः: of (him) rushing/charging
• अभिद्रवतः: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिद्रवत् (अभि + द्रवत्)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• वाहान्: horses (draught-animals)
• वाहान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• हस्तमुक्तेन: released/shot by the hand
• हस्तमुक्तेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हस्तमुक्त
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वारिणा: with water
• वारिणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• vāhāḥ (steeds/horses)
• vāri (water)