Shloka 37

धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा तथा द्रोणविषयकप्रश्नाः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Fainting and Questions Concerning Droṇa

Devanagari script

कथं संजय दुर्धर्षमनाधृष्यशोबलम्‌

Transliteration

kathaṃ sañjaya durdharṣam anādhṛṣyaśobalam

Translation

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच— कथं संजय दुर्धर्षमनाधृष्यशोभलम्।

Word by Word

• कथम्: how?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्
• Form: Avyaya (interrogative adverb)

• संजय: O Sañjaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दुर्धर्षम्: hard to assail/overcome
• दुर्धर्षम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्धर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनाधृष्य: unassailable, not to be attacked
• अनाधृष्य: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनाधृष्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular (agreeing with implied noun)

• शोबलम्: Śobala (proper name)
• शोबलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोबल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sañjaya