Shloka 47

द्रोणविक्रमदर्शनम् / The Display of Droṇa’s Onslaught and the Debate on Pāṇḍava Regrouping

Devanagari script

ते द्रोणं सहिता: शूरा: सर्वतः प्रत्यवारयन्‌ । गभस्तिभिरिवादित्यं तपन्तं भुवनं यथा

Transliteration

te droṇaṃ sahitāḥ śūrāḥ sarvataḥ pratyavārayan | gabhastibhir ivādityaṃ tapantaṃ bhuvanaṃ yathā ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Bersatu padu, para pahlawan itu mengepung dan menahan Droṇa dari segala arah—seperti matahari yang membakar dunia dilingkari oleh sinarnya sendiri.

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• द्रोणम्: Drona
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सहिता: united, together
• सहिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शूरा: heroes, warriors
• शूरा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वतः: from all sides, on all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः

• प्रत्यवारयन्: warded off, checked, held back
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-अव-√वृ (वारयति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• गभस्तिभिः: with rays
• गभस्तिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गभस्ति
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• आदित्यम्: the Sun
• आदित्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तपन्तम्: shining/burning, heating
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √तप् (तप्) → तपत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भुवनम्: the world
• भुवनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यथा: just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Droṇa
• Sañjaya
• Āditya (the Sun)
• gabhasti (sun-rays)