Shloka 16

Adhyāya 6: Śibira-dvāra-sthita Bhūta-varṇana and Aśvatthāmā’s Śaraṇāgati to Mahādeva

Devanagari script

ततः स कुपितो द्रौणिरिन्द्रकेतुनिभां गदाम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ sa kupito drauṇir indraketunibhāṃ gadām

Translation

അപ്പോൾ കോപത്തിൽ ജ്വലിച്ച ദ്രോണപുത്രൻ ഇന്ദ്രകേതുവിനെപ്പോലെ ദീപ്തമായ ഗദ എടുത്തു।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• कुपितः: angered
• कुपितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुपित
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• द्रौणिः: Drauni (son of Droṇa; Aśvatthāman)
• द्रौणिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• इन्द्रकेतुनिभाम्: resembling Indra's banner
• इन्द्रकेतुनिभाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्रकेतुनिभा
• Form: Feminine, accusative, singular

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: Feminine, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Drauṇi (Aśvatthāmā)
• Indra
• gadā (mace)