Shloka 55

अध्याय १ — न्यग्रोधवनोपवेशनम् तथा द्रौणिनिश्चयः

Night at the Banyan and Drauṇi’s Resolve

Devanagari script

इत्येवं निश्चयं चक्रे सुप्तानां निशि मारणे

Transliteration

ity evaṁ niścayaṁ cakre suptānāṁ niśi māraṇe

Translation

अशा प्रकारे त्याने रात्री झोपलेल्या लोकांचा वध करण्याचा दृढ निश्चय केला।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एवम्: in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• निश्चयम्: decision, resolve
• निश्चयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रे: made, formed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha/लिट्), Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• सुप्तानाम्: of (those) sleeping
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्त
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• निशि: at night
• निशि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• मारणे: in killing, in the act of slaying
• मारणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya