Shloka 1

Droṇa-pātana-paripṛcchā (Inquiry into the Fall of Droṇa) | द्रोणपातनपरिपृच्छा

Devanagari script

अष्टमो< ध्याय: द्रोणाचार्यके पराक्रम और वधका संक्षिप्त समाचार संजय उवाच तथा द्रोणमभिष्नन्तं साश्वसूतरथद्विपान्‌ व्यथिता: पाण्डवा दृष्टवा न चैनं पर्यवारयन्‌,संजय कहते हैं--महाराज! द्रोणाचार्यको इस प्रकार घोड़े, सारथि, रथ और हाथियोंका संहार करते देखकर भी व्यथित हुए पाण्डव-सैनिक उन्हें रोक न सके

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | tathā droṇam abhiṣṇantaṃ sāśva-sūta-ratha-dvipān vyathitāḥ pāṇḍavā dṛṣṭvā na cainaṃ paryavārayan |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O King, seeing Droṇa thus striking down horses, charioteers, chariots, and elephants, the Pāṇḍava warriors—though distressed—were unable to check him or hold him back.”

Word by Word

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तथा: thus / in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• द्रोणम्: Drona
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभिष्णन्तम्: striking / smiting
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-ष्णद् (अभि-ष्णन्द्/ष्णद्)
• Form: Shatr (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स: that / him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अश्व: horses
• अश्व: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सूत: charioteers
• सूत: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथ: chariots
• रथ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• द्विपान्: elephants
• द्विपान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• व्यथिताः: distressed / afflicted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यथित
• Form: Kta (past passive participle used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas (Pandava warriors)
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Ktva (absolutive/gerund), Active

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

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

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (एन्-)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पर्यवारयन्: they surrounded / checked / restrained
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-आ-वृ
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍava army/warriors)
• horses
• charioteers (sūtas)
• chariots (rathas)
• elephants