Shloka 24

Vasiṣṭhasya śokaḥ, Vipāśā–Śatadrū-nāmākaraṇam, Kalmāṣapādasya bhaya-prasaṅgaḥ (Ādi Parva 167)

Devanagari script

क्षत्रियो नास्ति तस्यास्यां पृथिव्यां कश्निदग्रणी: । कौरवाचार्यमुख्यस्य भारद्वाजस्य धीमत:

Translation

婆罗陀婆阇之子德罗那，智虑超群，如今为俱卢族诸王子之首席阿阇梨。此大地之上，再无一位刹帝利能在兵器之学上胜过他。

Word by Word

• क्षत्रियः: kshatriya (warrior)
• क्षत्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अस्ति: is/exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तस्य: of him/of that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अस्याम्: in this
• अस्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पृथिव्याम्: on the earth
• पृथिव्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• कश्चित्: anyone/someone
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अग्रणीः: leader/foremost one
• अग्रणीः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्रणी
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कौरवाचार्यमुख्यस्य: of the chief among the Kauravas' teachers
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कौरवाचार्यमुख्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भारद्वाजस्य: of Bharadvaja (Drona's lineage/name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धीमतः: of the intelligent/wise one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

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