Shloka 14

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents

Devanagari script

क्षते क्षारं स हि ददौ पाण्डवस्य महात्मन: । पार्थोडपि भृशसंविद्धो ध्वजयष्टिं समाश्रित:,उसने इस प्रहारद्वारा महामना पाण्डुपुत्र अर्जुनके घावपर नमक छिड़क दिया। अर्जुन भी अत्यन्त घायल होकर ध्वज-दण्डके सहारे टिक गये

Transliteration

kṣate kṣāraṃ sa hi dadau pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ | pārtho 'pi bhṛśa-saṃviddho dhvaja-yaṣṭiṃ samāśritaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: By that blow he, as it were, sprinkled salt upon the wound of the great-souled son of Pāṇḍu. Even Pārtha (Arjuna), grievously struck, leaned upon the staff of his banner for support—yet remained in the fight, bearing pain without abandoning his duty in the midst of war.

Word by Word

• क्षते: in/onto the wound
• क्षते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• क्षारम्: salt/alkali
• क्षारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• ददौ: gave/placed (sprinkled)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पाण्डवस्य: of the Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)
• पाण्डवस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled
• महात्मनः: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पार्थः: Pārtha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• भृशम्: exceedingly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम्

• संविद्धः: pierced/wounded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-विद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• ध्वज-यष्टिम्: the flagstaff
• ध्वज-यष्टिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज-यष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• समाश्रितः: having taken refuge/leaning on
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past active/participial usage)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Pārtha, son of Pāṇḍu)
• dhvaja-yaṣṭi (banner-staff/standard pole)