Shloka 13

द्रोण–सात्यकि द्वैरथम्

Droṇa and Sātyaki: The Chariot Duel

Devanagari script

स तु हत्वा सहस्राणि नराश्वरथदन्तिनाम्‌ अष्टौ रथसहस्राणि नव दन्तिशतानि च

Transliteration

sa tu hatvā sahasrāṇi narāśvarathadantinām aṣṭau rathasahasrāṇi nava dantiśatāni ca

Translation

स तु हत्वा सहस्राणि नराश्वरथदन्तिनाम् । अष्टौ रथसहस्राणि नव दन्तिशतानि च ॥

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• नर: of men
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अश्व: of horses
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• रथ: of chariots
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• दन्तिनाम्: of elephants
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्तिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Karma
• Type: Numeral
• Root: अष्टन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथ: chariots
• रथ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• नव: nine
• नव: Karma
• Type: Numeral
• Root: नवन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• दन्ति: elephants
• दन्ति: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्तिन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• शतानि: hundreds
• शतानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• chariots (ratha)
• elephants (dantin)
• horses (aśva)
• warriors/men (nara)