Shloka 59

Drupada’s Alarm and Inquiry Regarding Śikhaṇḍinī (द्रुपदस्य भय-विमर्शः)

Devanagari script

द्रुपद: सह पुत्रेण सिद्धार्थन शिखण्डिना । मुर्दे च परमां लेभे पाज्चाल्य: सह बान्धवै:

Transliteration

drupadaḥ saha putreṇa siddhārthena śikhaṇḍinā | murde ca paramāṃ lebhe pāñcālyaḥ saha bāndhavaiḥ ||

Translation

ദ്രുപദൻ തന്റെ ലക്ഷ്യം സിദ്ധിച്ച പുത്രനായ ശിഖണ്ഡിയോടുകൂടെ പരമഗതിയെ പ്രാപിച്ചു; പാഞ്ചാലരാജനും ബന്ധുക്കളോടുകൂടെ ആ പരമസ്ഥിതിയിലേക്കെത്തി।

Word by Word

• द्रुपदः: Drupada
• द्रुपदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• पुत्रेण: with (his) son
• पुत्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सिद्धार्थेन: with Siddhartha (lit. one whose aim is accomplished)
• सिद्धार्थेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• शिखण्डिना: with Shikhandin
• शिखण्डिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• मुदे: for joy; for delight
• मुदे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• परमाम्: supreme; highest
• परमाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• लेभे: obtained; attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• पाञ्चाल्यः: the Panchala king (Drupada)
• पाञ्चाल्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• बान्धवैः: with (his) kinsmen/relatives
• बान्धवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Drupada
• Śikhaṇḍin
• Pāñcālas
• bāndhava (kinsmen)