Shloka 26

दुःशासननिग्रहः—द्रोणधृष्टद्युम्नयुद्धप्रसङ्गः

Rebuke of Duḥśāsana; Context of the Droṇa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna Combat

Devanagari script

स वध्यमानो बहुभि: शरै: संनतपर्वभि: । सम्प्रायाज्जवनैरश्वैद्रोणानीकाय सौबल:,झुकी हुई गाँठवाले बहुत-से बाणोंकी मार खाकर सुबलपुत्र शकुनि वेगशाली घोड़ोंकी सहायतासे द्रोणाचार्यकी सेनाके पास जा पहुँचा

Transliteration

sa vadhyamāno bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ | samprāyāj javanair aśvair droṇānīkāya saubalaḥ ||

Translation

వంగిన ముడులు గల అనేక బాణాల దెబ్బలకు గురైనప్పటికీ, సౌబలుడు శకుని వేగవంతమైన అశ్వాలపై ద్రోణాచార్యుని సేనావ్యూహం వద్దకు చేరాడు।

Word by Word

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

• वध्यमानः: being struck/killed (being attacked)
• वध्यमानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्यमान (वध् धातु, कर्मणि वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बहुभिः: by many
• बहुभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: by arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• संनतपर्वभिः: with bent joints/knots (i.e., having bent nodes)
• संनतपर्वभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संनतपर्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सम्प्रायात्: went/arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-या (धातु: या)
• Form: Aorist (Luṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जवनैः: by swift (ones)
• जवनैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जवन
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अश्वैः: by horses
• अश्वैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• द्रोण-अनीकाय: to Drona's army/host
• द्रोण-अनीकाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण + अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• सौबलः: the son of Subala (Shakuni)
• सौबलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śakuni (Saubala, son of Subala)
• Droṇa
• Droṇa’s army/battle-array (Droṇānīka)
• arrows (śara)
• horses (aśva)