Mahabharata 7.49.4 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 49, Shloka 4
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 49: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament and Strategic Foreboding after Abhimanyu’s Fall
Devanagari script
विधनुःस्यन्दनासिस्तैर्विचक्रश्चारिभि: कृत: । अभिमन्युर्गदापाणिर श्वृत्थामानमार्दयत्
Translation
അവർ അവനെ ധനുസ്സും രഥവും ഖഡ്ഗവും ചക്രവും ഇല്ലാത്തവനാക്കി; അപ്പോൾ ഗദാപാണിയായ അഭിമന്യു അശ്വത്ഥാമാവിനെ ശക്തിയായി മർദിക്കാൻ തുടങ്ങി.
Word by Word
विधनुःdeprived of a bow (bowless)
विधनुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-धनुस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्यन्दनासिःhaving (lost) chariot and sword / chariot-and-sword (as a pair)
स्यन्दनासिः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्यन्दन + असि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तैःby them
तैः:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
विचक्रःdeprived of a discus/wheel (without a chakra)
विचक्रः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-चक्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चारिभिःby the fighters/warriors
चारिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootचारिन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
कृतःmade (rendered)
कृतः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
अभिमन्युःAbhimanyu
अभिमन्युः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअभिमन्यु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गदापाणिःwith a mace in hand
गदापाणिः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगदा + पाणि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अश्वत्थामानम्Ashvatthaman
अश्वत्थामानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वत्थामन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आर्दयत्tormented/assailed
आर्दयत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआर्द् (पीडने/हिंसायाम्)
FormImperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
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