Shloka 16
Droṇa-pātana-paripṛcchā (Inquiry into the Fall of Droṇa) | द्रोणपातनपरिपृच्छा
Devanagari script
उत्कृत्य च शिरांस्य॒ुग्रान् बाहूनपि सुभूषणान् । कृत्वा शून्यान् रथोपस्थानुदक्रोशन्महारथान्
Transliteration
utkṛtya ca śirāṁsy ugrān bāhūn api subhūṣaṇān | kṛtvā śūnyān rathopasthān udakrōśan mahārathān ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: Having hewn off fierce warriors’ heads, and even their well-adorned arms, they left the chariots’ platforms empty; and the great chariot-fighters cried out in tumult. The verse underscores the brutal immediacy of battle, where valor and ornament alike are rendered meaningless by violence, and the battlefield’s uproar becomes the only “voice” of triumph and grief.
Word by Word
उत्कृत्यhaving cut off
उत्कृत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउत्-√कृत्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
शिरांसिheads
शिरांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
Formneuter, accusative, plural
उग्रान्fierce (ones)
उग्रान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
बाहून्arms
बाहून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
सुभूषणान्well-adorned
सुभूषणान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-भूषण
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
कृत्वाhaving made
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√कृ
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)
शून्यान्empty/vacant
शून्यान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशून्य
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
रथोपस्थान्chariot-seats/platforms
रथोपस्थान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ-उपस्थान
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
उदक्रोशन्they cried out
उदक्रोशन्:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-√क्रुश्
Formimperfect (लङ्), 3rd, plural, parasmaipada
महारथान्great chariot-warriors
महारथान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहा-रथ
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaM
mahārathāḥ (great chariot-warriors)R
ratha (chariot)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes