Shloka 21

नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च

Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault

Devanagari script

शिखण्डिनं तु समरे द्रोणप्रेप्सुं विशाम्पते । कृप: शारद्वतो यत्त: प्रत्यगच्छत्‌ सवेगित:

Transliteration

śikhaṇḍinaṃ tu samare droṇaprepsuṃ viśāmpate | kṛpaḥ śāradvato yatnaḥ pratyagacchat savegitaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Wahai pelindung rakyat, melihat Śikhaṇḍin bernafsu hendak bertempur dengan Droṇa di medan perang, Kṛpa—putera Śaradvat—berusaha untuk menentangnya dan mara ke hadapan dengan kelajuan yang besar.

Word by Word

• शिखण्डिनम्: Shikhandin
• शिखण्डिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• द्रोण-प्रेप्सुम्: desiring to reach/attack Drona
• द्रोण-प्रेप्सुम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रोण-प्रेप्सु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कृपः: Kripa
• कृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शारद्वतः: Sharadvata (son of Sharadvat)
• शारद्वतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शारद्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यत्तः: striving/intent
• यत्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रत्यगच्छत्: went forth/advanced toward
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-गम्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• स-वेगितः: with great speed
• स-वेगितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सवेगित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Śikhaṇḍin (Śikhaṇḍi)
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)
• Śaradvat