Shloka 68

Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial

Devanagari script

मृगव्याधश्च सर्पश्न निर्क्रतिश्न महायशा: । अजैकपादहिर्बुध्न्य: पिनाकी च परंतप

Translation

Mṛgavyādha dan Sarpashna, Nirkṛti yang termasyhur; Ajeka-pāda, Ahirbudhnya, dan Pinākī, penunduk musuh—wahai Maharaja, pematah seteru! Kesebelas Rudra itu juga datang ke sana dan berdiri di angkasa.

Word by Word

• मृगव्याधः: the hunter (of deer)
• मृगव्याधः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृगव्याध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सर्पश्नः: the serpent-eater (name/epithet of a Rudra)
• सर्पश्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्पश्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निर्क्रतिश्नः: Nirkṛtiśna (name of a Rudra)
• निर्क्रतिश्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्क्रतिश्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महायशाः: of great fame
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अजैकपादः: Ajāikapāda (name of a Rudra)
• अजैकपादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजैकपाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहिर्बुध्न्यः: Ahirbudhnya (name of a Rudra)
• अहिर्बुध्न्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहिर्बुध्न्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पिनाकी: Pinākin (bearer of the bow Pināka)
• पिनाकी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाकिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• परंतप: O scorcher of foes (epithet; vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परंतप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

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