Shloka 19
Adhyāya 108 — Nimitta-darśana and Drona’s counsel amid Arjuna’s advance (निमित्तदर्शनं द्रोणोपदेशश्च)
Devanagari script
ते निपेतुर्महाराज निहता दृढ्धन्विभि:
Transliteration
te nipetur mahārāja nihatā dṛḍhadhanvibhiḥ
Translation
ഹേ മഹാരാജാവേ, ദൃഢധനുസ്സുള്ള വില്ലാളികളുടെ പ്രഹരത്തിൽ വീണു അവർ നിലത്തേക്ക് പതിച്ചു।
Word by Word
तेthey (those)
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
निपेतुःfell down
निपेतुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनि-पत्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
निहताःslain
निहताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-हन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
दृढधन्विभिःby firm-bowed (archers)
दृढधन्विभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदृढधन्विन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as Mahārāja)A
archers (dṛḍhadhanvinaḥ)F
fallen warriors (te)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the inevitability of consequences in war: steadfast skill and intent lead to decisive outcomes, while the battlefield reveals the heavy moral and human cost that accompanies kṣatriya duty.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that certain fighters have been struck down by resolute archers and have fallen on the battlefield, continuing the live account of the Kurukṣetra combat.