Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

रुक्मपुड्खैर्महावेगैराकर्णसमचोदितै: । अविध्यद्‌ दशभिर्बाणैरश्वत्थामानमार्जुनि:

Transliteration

rukmapuṅkhair mahāvegair ākarṇasamachoditaiḥ | avidhyad daśabhir bāṇair aśvatthāmānam arjuniḥ ||

Translation

रुक्मपुङ्खैर्महावेगैराकर्णसमचोदितैः । अविध्यद्दशभिर्बाणैरश्वत्थामानमार्जुनिः॥

Word by Word

• रुक्मपुङ्खैः: with golden-feathered (arrows)
• रुक्मपुङ्खैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मपुङ्ख
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• महावेगैः: with great speed
• महावेगैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावेग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आकर्णसमचोदितैः: impelled (drawn) up to the ear
• आकर्णसमचोदितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आकर्णसमचोदित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अविध्यत्: pierced/struck
• अविध्यत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• दशभिः: with ten
• दशभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• बाणैः: with arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अश्वत्थामानम्: Aśvatthāman
• अश्वत्थामानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थामन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अर्जुनिः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Aśvatthāmā
• arrows (bāṇa)
• golden fletching (rukma-puṅkha)
• bowstring drawn to the ear (ākarṇa)