Shloka 21

Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)

Devanagari script

द्रौणिस्तु समरे दृष्टवा पाण्डवस्थ पराक्रमम्‌

Transliteration

drauṇis tu samare dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavastha parākramam

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Di tengah pertempuran, melihat keberanian para Pāṇḍava, Drauni (Aśvatthāmā) menyedari keperkasaan mereka yang menggerunkan.

Word by Word

• द्रौणिः: Drona's son (Ashvatthama)
• द्रौणिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pandavas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पराक्रमम्: valor/prowess
• पराक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Drauni (Aśvatthāmā)
• Pāṇḍavas
• battlefield (samara)