Shloka 128

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

Devanagari script

द्रौणेस्तु धनुष: शब्दमहितत्रासनं रणे । अश्रौषं बहुशो राजन्‌ सिंहस्य निनदो यथा

Transliteration

drauṇestu dhanuṣaḥ śabdam ahitatrāsanaṃ raṇe | aśrauṣaṃ bahuśo rājan siṃhasya ninado yathā ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Wahai Raja, dalam pertempuran itu aku mendengar berulang kali bunyi busur putera Droṇa—menggerunkan musuh—bagaikan ngauman singa. Bunyi itu mengisytiharkan tekadnya yang garang dan menanam ketakutan dalam barisan lawan.

Word by Word

• द्रौणेः: of Drona's son (Ashvatthaman)
• द्रौणेः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• धनुषः: of the bow
• धनुषः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• शब्दम्: sound
• शब्दम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अहितत्रासनम्: terror-causing to enemies
• अहितत्रासनम्: Visheshana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहितत्रासन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अश्रौषम्: I heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• बहुशः: many times/repeatedly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशस्

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सिंहस्य: of a lion
• सिंहस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• निनदः: roar
• Type: Noun
• Root: निनद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: as/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• राजन् / धृतराष्ट्र (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• द्रौणि / अश्वत्थामा (Droṇi / Aśvatthāman)
• धनुष् (bow)
• रण (battlefield)