Shloka 123
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणरथारोহণं सात्यकेः प्रतिरक्षणं च | Dhrishtadyumna Boards Droṇa’s Chariot; Sātyaki’s Counter-Protection
Devanagari script
स्तुतियुक्तानि रम्याणि ममानीकेषु बन्दिन: । “ढाक और करतारकी ध्वनिके साथ आज वीणा भी नहीं बज रही है। मेरी सेनाओंमें वन्दीजन न तो मंगलगीत गा रहे हैं और न स्तुतियुक्त मनोहर श्लोकोंका ही पाठ करते हैं
Transliteration
stutiyuktāni ramyāṇi mamānīkeṣu bandinaḥ |
Translation
Sañjaya said: “Within my formations, the bards are no longer reciting delightful verses filled with praise. The customary auspicious songs and celebratory recitations that once upheld morale and proclaimed honor have fallen silent—an ominous sign that the spirit of the army is breaking under the weight of the war’s reversals.”
Word by Word
स्तुतियुक्तानिpraise-filled
स्तुतियुक्तानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस्तुतियुक्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
रम्याणिlovely, pleasing
रम्याणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरम्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
ममof me, my
मम:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
अनीकेषुin the armies/hosts
अनीकेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअनीक
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
बन्दिनःbards/panegyrists
बन्दिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबन्दिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
bandinaḥ (bards/panegyrists)A
anīka (army formations)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes