Shloka 17

अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa

Devanagari script

को हि ब्राह्मणमाचार्यमभिद्रुह्देत मादृश: । ऋषिपुत्रो ममाचार्यो द्रोणस्थ परम: सखा

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | ko hi brāhmaṇam ācāryam abhidruhyeta mādṛśaḥ | ṛṣiputro mamācāryo droṇastha paramaḥ sakhā ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Siapakah yang seperti aku akan mengkhianati seorang guru Brahmana? Guruku ialah putera seorang resi—Droṇa—pendidikku sendiri, sahabatku yang paling rapat dan paling mulia.”

Word by Word

• कः: who
• कः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• ब्राह्मणम्: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आचार्यम्: teacher/preceptor
• आचार्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभिद्रुह्येत्: would betray/act treacherously against
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रुह्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Potential/Optative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मादृशः: one like me
• मादृशः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मादृश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ऋषिपुत्रः: son of a sage
• ऋषिपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषिपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मम: my/of me
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• आचार्यः: teacher/preceptor
• आचार्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Proper Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्ति: is
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Lat, Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• परमः: supreme/greatest
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सखा: friend
• सखा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa