Shloka 145

Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout

Devanagari script

यथाप्रतिज्ञं तत्‌ कर्म कृत्वा द्रौणायनि: प्रभो

Transliteration

yathāpratijñaṃ tat karma kṛtvā drauṇāyaniḥ prabho

Translation

Sañjaya said: O lord, having carried out that deed exactly as he had vowed, the son of Droṇa fulfilled his grim resolve—an act that underscores how a pledged intention, when yoked to wrath in war, can drive one to irrevocable wrongdoing.

Word by Word

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• प्रतिज्ञम्: the vow/promise
• प्रतिज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिज्ञा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• कर्म: deed, act
• कर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• द्रौणायनिः: Drauni (son of Drona, i.e., Ashvatthaman)
• द्रौणायनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणायनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Drauṇāyani (Aśvatthāman)
• Droṇa