Shloka 32

Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ — The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall

Book 7, Chapter 164

Devanagari script

स विमुक्तो बलवता शैनेयेन शरोत्तम: । घोरस्तस्योरसि विभो निपपाताशु भारत,भरतनन्दन! प्रभो! शिनिवंशी बलवान्‌ सात्यकिके द्वारा छोड़ा हुआ वह श्रेष्ठ एवं भयंकर बाण शीघ्र ही सोमदत्तकी छातीपर जा पड़ा

Transliteration

sa vimukto balavatā śaineyena śarottamaḥ | ghoras tasyorasi vibho nipapātāśu bhārata ||

Translation

ఓ భారతనందనా! ప్రభూ! బలవంతుడైన శైనేయ సాత్యకి విడిచిన ఆ శ్రేష్ఠమైన భయంకర బాణం వేగంగా సోమదత్తుని వక్షస్థలంలో పడింది।

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (arrow)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विमुक्तः: released, discharged
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-मुच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• बलवता: by the strong (one)
• बलवता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• शैनेयेन: by Śaineya (Sātyaki)
• शैनेयेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैनेय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• शर-उत्तमः: the best arrow
• शर-उत्तमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर + उत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• घोरः: terrible, dreadful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्य: of him (Somadatta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• उरसि: on the chest
• उरसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• विभो: O mighty one
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• निपपात: fell down, struck
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-पत्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भरत-नन्दन: O descendant/delighter of Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत + नन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śaineya (Sātyaki)
• Somadatta
• arrow (śara)