Shloka 37

कर्णभीमयुद्धम्

Karna–Bhīma Combat Report

Devanagari script

तदपास्य धनुश्किन्नं द्रोण: क्षत्रियमर्दन:

Transliteration

tad apāsya dhanuḥ chinnaṃ droṇaḥ kṣatriya-mardanaḥ

Translation

ਸੰਜਯ ਬੋਲਿਆ—ਉਹ ਕੱਟਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਧਨੁਸ਼ ਛੱਡ ਕੇ, ਯੋਧਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਰਦਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਦ੍ਰੋਣ ਯੁੱਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਫਿਰ ਦ੍ਰਿੜ੍ਹ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਖੜੇ ਹੋ ਗਏ।

Word by Word

• तत्: that (weapon/bow)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अपास्य: having cast away / throwing away
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + अस् (धातु: अस्/अस्—क्षेपणे; here in sense of 'to cast away')
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• छिन्नम्: cut / severed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिद्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षत्रिय-मर्दनः: crusher of kshatriyas
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षत्रिय + मर्दन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa
• bow (dhanuḥ)