Shloka 16
कालविभाग-निरूपणं तथा युद्धव्यवस्था
Time-Reckoning and Mobilization Counsel
Devanagari script
अथ कस्मात् स्थिता होते रथेषु रथसत्तमा: । भीष्मो द्रोण: कृपश्चैव विकर्णो द्रौणिरेव च
Transliteration
atha kasmāt sthitā hote ratheṣu rathasattamāḥ | bhīṣmo droṇaḥ kṛpaś caiva vikarṇo drauṇir eva ca ||
Translation
ਵੈਸ਼ੰਪਾਯਨ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਤਾਂ ਫਿਰ ਕਿਹੜੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਕਰਕੇ ਉਹ ਸਰਵੋਤਮ ਰਥੀ ਆਪਣੇ ਰਥਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਹੀ ਟਿਕੇ ਰਹੇ—ਭੀਸ਼ਮ, ਦ੍ਰੋਣ, ਕ੍ਰਿਪ, ਅਤੇ ਵਿਕਰਣ ਤੇ ਦ੍ਰੌਣੀ (ਅਸ਼ਵੱਥਾਮਾ) ਵੀ?
Word by Word
अथthen/now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
कस्मात्from what cause?/why?
कस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
स्थिताःstanding/remaining
स्थिताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
होतेyou are
होते:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent indicative, 2nd, Plural, Parasmaipada
रथेषुin/on chariots
रथेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
रथसत्तमाःbest of chariot-warriors
रथसत्तमाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरथसत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
द्रोणःDrona
द्रोणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृपःKripa
कृपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
विकर्णःVikarna
विकर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविकर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
द्रौणिःDrauni (Ashvatthaman)
द्रौणिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौणि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed/also
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaB
BhīṣmaD
DroṇaK
Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)V
VikarṇaD
Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)R
ratha (chariot)Sandhi Notes