Mahabharata 7.70.20 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 70, Shloka 20

द्रोण–धृष्टद्युम्नयुद्धवर्णनम्

Drona–Dhrishtadyumna Battle Description

Devanagari script

त्रि:सप्तकृत्व: पृथिवीं कृत्वा नि:क्षत्रियां प्रभु: इष्ट्वा क्रतुशतैर्वीरो ब्राह्मणेभ्यो हुमन्यत

Translation

നാരദൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ആ വീരപ്രഭു ഇരുപത്തൊന്നു പ്രാവശ്യം ഭൂമിയെ ക്ഷത്രിയരഹിതമാക്കി, നൂറുകണക്കിന് ക്രതുക്കളാൽ യജിച്ചു, ഈ വസുധയെ ബ്രാഹ്മണർക്കുള്ളതെന്നു കരുതി (അവർക്ക്) അർപ്പിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• त्रिः: thrice
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रि
• Form: avyaya (repetition/adverbial)

• सप्तकृत्वः: seven times
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सप्तकृत्वस्
• Form: avyaya (adverb of frequency)

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• कृत्वा: having made/done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा), indeclinable; prior action

• निःक्षत्रियाम्: devoid of kshatriyas
• निःक्षत्रियाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निःक्षत्रिय
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular (agreeing with पृथिवीम्)

• प्रभुः: the mighty lord (he)
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• इष्ट्वा: having sacrificed/worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा) of √यज्; indeclinable; prior action

• क्रतुशतैः: by hundreds of sacrifices
• क्रतुशतैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतुशत
• Form: neuter, instrumental, plural

• वीरः: the hero
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to the brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: masculine, dative, plural

• अमन्यत: he granted/assigned (lit. thought/considered as belonging)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

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