Shloka 231

Adhyāya 112: Bhīṣma-prati Arjunasya Pravṛttiḥ

Arjuna’s Forward Drive Toward Bhīṣma

Devanagari script

'सात्यकि, चेकितान, पाण्डु और माद्रीके पुत्र नकुल-सहदेव और पराक्रमी अभिमन्यु भी मेरी सेनाको भगा रहे हैं ।। धृष्टद्युम्नस्तथा शूरो राक्षसश्व घटोत्कच: । व्यद्रावयेतां सहसा सैन्यं मम महारणे

Transliteration

dhṛṣṭadyumnas tathā śūro rākṣasaś ca ghaṭotkacaḥ | vyadrāvayetāṃ sahasā sainyaṃ mama mahāraṇe ||

Translation

धृष्टद्युम्नस्तथा शूरो राक्षसश्च घटोत्कचः । व्यद्रावयेतां सहसा सैन्यं मम महारणे ॥

Word by Word

• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• शूरः: the brave (one)
• शूरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राक्षसः: the Rakshasa (demon)
• राक्षसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• घटोत्कचः: Ghatotkacha
• घटोत्कचः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: घटोत्कच
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यद्रावयेताम्: they two drove away/put to flight
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Dual, Causative (णिच्), Parasmaipada

• सहसा: suddenly/forcibly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• सैन्यम्: army
• सैन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मम: my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• महारणे: in the great battle
• महारणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Ghaṭotkaca
• Kaurava army
• Kurukṣetra (implied battlefield)