Shloka 10

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय ८७: सात्यकेरनुयात्रा

Sātyaki’s resolve and departure to reach Arjuna

Devanagari script

तदद्य पुण्यहीनो5हमार्तस्वरनिनादितम्‌ । निवेशनं गतोत्साहं पुत्राणां मम लक्षये

Transliteration

tad adya puṇyahīno ’ham ārta-svara-nināditam | niveśanaṁ gato-tsāhaṁ putrāṇāṁ mama lakṣaye ||

Translation

Today I feel bereft of merit; I perceive that the dwelling of my sons resounds with the cries of the distressed, and that their spirit and confidence have ebbed away. The sound itself tells me that suffering has entered our house, and that the consequences of our chosen course in war are now ripening.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• पुण्यहीनः: devoid of merit
• पुण्यहीनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्यहीन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आर्तस्वरनिनादितम्: resounding with distressed cries
• आर्तस्वरनिनादितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्तस्वरनिनादित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• निवेशनम्: dwelling/abode
• निवेशनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेशन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गतोत्साहम्: with enthusiasm gone; dispirited
• गतोत्साहम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गतोत्साह
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुत्राणाम्: of (my) sons
• पुत्राणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• मम: my
• मम: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• लक्षये: I perceive/notice
• Type: Verb
• Root: लक्ष्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons (Kauravas)
• niveśana (the Kaurava dwelling/household)