Shloka 82

अध्याय ९ — कर्णस्य प्रहारः, योधयुग्मनियोजनम्, शैनेय-कैकेययोर्युद्धविन्यासः

Devanagari script

धनुर्वेदं चिकीर्षन्तो द्रोणपुत्रस्य धीमत: । युवा रूपेण सम्पन्नो दर्शनीयो महायशा:

Transliteration

dhanuर्वedaṃ cikīrṣanto droṇaputrasya dhīmataḥ | yuvā rūpeṇa sampanno darśanīyo mahāyaśāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana disse: Desejando dominar a ciência do arco sob o sábio filho de Droṇa, ele era dotado da beleza da juventude—formoso de se ver e de grande renome.

Word by Word

• धनुः-वेदम्: the science of archery
• धनुः-वेदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुर्वेद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चिकीर्षन्तः: wishing to do / intending to learn or practice
• चिकीर्षन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Desiderative present active participle (san + कृ), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• द्रोण-पुत्रस्य: of Droṇa's son (Aśvatthāman)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोणपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धीमतः: of the intelligent one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• युव: young
• युव: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रूपेण: by/with (his) appearance; in form
• रूपेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सम्पन्नः: endowed; possessed of
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पन्न
• Form: Past passive participle (सम् + √पद्/पन्न), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दर्शनीयः: worthy to be seen; handsome
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शनीय
• Form: Gerundive/necessitative adjective (√दृश् + अनीय), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महा-यशाः: of great fame
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Droṇa
• Aśvatthāman
• Dhanurveda