Shloka 2

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 47 — Abhimanyu’s rapid exchanges, counsel to disable his chariot-system

Devanagari script

आजानेयै: सुबलिभिरययन्तमश्रैस्त्रिहायनै: । प्लवमानमिवाकाशे के शूरा: समवारयन्‌

Transliteration

ājāneyaiḥ subalibhir ayayantam aśraiḥ trihāyanaiḥ | plavamānam ivākāśe ke śūrāḥ samavārayan |

Translation

आजानेयैः सुबलिभिरययन्तमश्वैस्त्रिहायनैः। प्लवमानमिवाकाशे के शूराः समवारयन्॥

Word by Word

• आजानेयैः: with (horses) of the Ājāneya breed
• आजानेयैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आजानेय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सुबलिभिः: very strong
• सुबलिभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुबलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अययन्तम्: driving/causing to go (a chariot/one who is driving)
• अययन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अश्रैः: with horses
• अश्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• त्रिहायनैः: three-year-old
• त्रिहायनैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिहायन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्लवमानम्: leaping/soaring
• प्लवमानम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्लु (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• आकाशे: in the sky
• आकाशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• के: which?/who?
• के: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क (किम्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शूराः: heroes/warriors
• शूराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समवारयन्: checked/stopped/warded off
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु) (सम्+आ+√वृ/वारय्)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• heroes/warriors (śūrāḥ)
• chariot (implied by ayayantam)
• horses (ājāneyāḥ, aśvāḥ)