Shloka 11

द्रोणसेनापत्यं, व्यूहविन्यासः, उत्पातदर्शनं, आरम्भयुद्धम्

Droṇa’s Command, Battle-Formations, Omens, and Opening Engagement

Devanagari script

ध्रुवं युधिष्ठिरं संख्ये सानुबन्धं सबान्धवम्‌ | जेष्यामि पुरुषव्यात्र भवान्‌ सेनापतियदि,पुरुषसिंह! यदि आप मेरे सेनापति हो जाय॑ँ तो मैं युद्धमें निश्चय ही भाइयों तथा सगे- सम्बन्धियोंसहित युधिष्ठिरको जीत लूँगा

Transliteration

dhruvaṁ yudhiṣṭhiraṁ saṅkhye sānubandhaṁ sabāndhavam | jeṣyāmi puruṣavyāghra bhavān senāpatir yadi ||

Translation

Duryodhana said: “Surely, in the press of battle I shall defeat Yudhiṣṭhira—together with all his supporters and his kinsmen—if you, tiger among men, will become my commander. With you as my general, I am confident of victory over him along with his brothers and allied relations.”

Word by Word

ध्रुवम्certainly, surely

युधिष्ठिरम्Yudhiṣṭhira

संख्येin battle

सानुबन्धम्together with his followers/retinue

सबान्धवम्together with his kinsmen

जेष्यामिI shall conquer/defeat

पुरुषव्याघ्रO tiger among men

भवान्you (honorific)

सेनापतिःcommander of the army

यदिif

पुरुषसिंहO lion among men

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

द

दुर्योधन (Duryodhana)

य

युधिष्ठिर (Yudhiṣṭhira)

स

सेनापति (commander/general)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes