Shloka 37

धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा तथा द्रोणविषयकप्रश्नाः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Fainting and Questions Concerning Droṇa

Devanagari script

कथं संजय दुर्धर्षमनाधृष्यशोबलम्‌

Transliteration

kathaṃ sañjaya durdharṣam anādhṛṣyaśobalam

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “How, O Sañjaya, could that formidable one—hard to withstand and radiant with unassailable splendor—be dealt with?”

Word by Word

• कथम्: how?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्
• Form: Avyaya (interrogative adverb)

• संजय: O Sañjaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दुर्धर्षम्: hard to assail/overcome
• दुर्धर्षम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्धर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनाधृष्य: unassailable, not to be attacked
• अनाधृष्य: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनाधृष्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular (agreeing with implied noun)

• शोबलम्: Śobala (proper name)
• शोबलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोबल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sañjaya