Shloka 54
Bhagadatta’s Advance, the Saṃśaptaka Challenge, and Arjuna’s Counterstrike (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय २६)
Devanagari script
चेकितानो धृष्टकेतुर्युयुत्सुश्चार्दयन् द्विपम् । त एन॑ शरधाराभिर्धाराभिरिव तोयदा:
Transliteration
cekitāno dhṛṣṭaketur yuyutsuś cārdayan dvipam | te enaṁ śaradhārābhir dhārābhir iva toyadāḥ ||
Translation
Sañjaya berkata: Cekitāna, Dhṛṣṭaketu dan Yuyutsu menekan gajah itu dengan hebat. Mereka menghujaninya dengan aliran anak panah yang tidak putus-putus, laksana awan pembawa hujan mencurahkan deras yang berterusan—gambaran daya yang tidak mengenal surut di tengah amarah yang dianggap benar dan kewajipan di medan perang.
Word by Word
चेकितानःCekitāna (a warrior)
चेकितानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचेकितान
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धृष्टकेतुःDhṛṣṭaketu
धृष्टकेतुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृष्टकेतु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
युयुत्सुःYuyutsu
युयुत्सुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुयुत्सु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अर्दयन्they afflicted/assailed
अर्दयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्द्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural
द्विपम्the elephant
द्विपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्विप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
एनम्him/that one (the elephant)
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शरधाराभिःwith streams/showers of arrows
शरधाराभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशरधारा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
धाराभिःwith streams
धाराभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootधारा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
तोयदाःrain-clouds
तोयदाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतोयद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)च
चेकितान (Cekitāna)ध
धृष्टकेतु (Dhṛṣṭaketu)य
युयुत्सु (Yuyutsu)द
द्विप (elephant)श
शर (arrows)त
तोयद (rain-clouds)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes