Shloka 9

भीमसेनस्य वेगाभिपातः—विशोकसारथिसंवादश्च

Bhīma’s surge and dialogue with charioteer Viśoka

Devanagari script

लाघवं द्रोणपुत्रस्य दृष्टवा तत्र महारथा: । व्यस्मयन्त महाराज न चैन प्रत्युदीक्षितुम्‌

Transliteration

lāghavaṁ droṇaputrasya dṛṣṭvā tatra mahārathāḥ | vyasmayanta mahārāja na caina pratyudīkṣitum ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Seeing the swift, skillful prowess of Droṇa’s son there, the great chariot-warriors were struck with astonishment, O King, and they could not bring themselves to face him in counter-attack.

Word by Word

• लाघवम्: lightness; agility
• लाघवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाघव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• द्रोणपुत्रस्य: of Drona's son (Aśvatthāman)
• द्रोणपुत्रस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोणपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• महारथाः: great warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• व्यस्मयन्त: were astonished
• व्यस्मयन्त: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मि
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

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

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

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रत्युदीक्षितुम्: to look back at / to face / to challenge
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उद्-ईक्ष्
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Droṇa
• Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāman)
• mahārathas (great chariot-warriors)