Shloka 12

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 45: Saubhadra–Lakṣmaṇa-saṃyoga and Kaurava Counter-Encirclement

Devanagari script

सो5भिमन्युं त्रिभिर्बाणैरविंद्ध्वा वक्षस्यथानदत्‌ | त्रिभिश्ष दक्षिणे बाहौ सव्ये च निशितैस्त्रिभि:,उसने अभिमन्युकी छातीमें तीन बाण मारकर सिंहनाद किया। फिर तीन बाण दाहिनी और तीन तीखे बाण बायीं भुजामें मारे

Transliteration

so ’bhimanyuṁ tribhir bāṇair avindhya vakṣasy athānadat | tribhiś ca dakṣiṇe bāhau savye ca niśitais tribhiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having pierced Abhimanyu in the chest with three arrows, he roared aloud like a lion. Then he struck him again—three arrows in the right arm and three sharp arrows in the left—pressing the assault in the ruthless momentum of battle.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभिमन्युम्: Abhimanyu
• अभिमन्युम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिमन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: —, Instrumental, Plural

• बाणैः: arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अविध्य: having pierced
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• वक्षसि: in/on the chest
• वक्षसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्षस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अनदत्: roared
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: —, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दक्षिणे: in/on the right
• दक्षिणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• बाहौ: arm
• बाहौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सव्ये: in/on the left
• सव्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सव्य
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• निशितैः: sharp
• निशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: —, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Abhimanyu
• arrows
• chest
• right arm
• left arm