Shloka 28

धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा तथा द्रोणविषयकप्रश्नाः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Fainting and Questions Concerning Droṇa

Devanagari script

केक्यैश्रेदिकारूषैर्मस्स्यैरन्यैश्व भूमिपै: । व्याकुलीकृतमाचार्य पिपीलैरुरगं यथा

Transliteration

kekyaiś cedikārūṣair matsyair anyaiś ca bhūmipaiḥ | vyākulīkṛtam ācārya pipīlair uragaṃ yathā ||

Translation

اے آچاریہ! کیکَیَہ، چیدی، کاروش، متسیہ اور دوسرے بھوپتیوں نے آپ کو یوں مضطرب کر دیا ہے جیسے چیونٹیاں جھنڈ بنا کر سانپ کو گھیر لیں تو وہ تڑپ اٹھتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• केक्यैः: by the Kekayas
• केक्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: केकय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• रेदिकारूषैः: by the Redikas and Karushas
• रेदिकारूषैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेदिक + कारूष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मत्स्यैः: by the Matsyas
• मत्स्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अन्यैः: by other (kings)
• अन्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• भूमिपैः: by kings (lords of the earth)
• भूमिपैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमिप
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• व्याकुलीकृतम्: made agitated/disturbed
• व्याकुलीकृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याकुली-कृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आचार्यम्: the teacher (Drona)
• आचार्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पिपीलैः: by ants
• पिपीलैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिपील
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• उरगम्: a serpent
• उरगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यथा: as/just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Droṇa (Ācārya)
• Kekaya
• Cedi
• Kāruṣa
• Matsya (Virāṭa’s realm/people)
• kings (bhūmipāḥ)
• serpent (uraga)
• ants (pipīla)