Shloka 24
Pushkarākṣa’s Battle with Rāma Jāmadagnya (Bhārgava) — Astras and the Fall of a Prince
Devanagari script
दक्षे पञ्चशतं बाणान्वामे पञ्चशतं धनुः / जग्रा ह भार्गवेन्द्रस्य समरे जेतुमुद्यतः
Transliteration
dakṣe pañcaśataṃ bāṇānvāme pañcaśataṃ dhanuḥ / jagrā ha bhārgavendrasya samare jetumudyataḥ
Translation
وعازمًا على قهر سيد البهرغويين في المعركة، أمسك في يمينه خمسمئة سهم، وفي يساره خمسمئة قوس.
Word by Word
dakṣein the right (hand)
dakṣe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘in the right (hand/side)’
pañca-śatamfive hundred
pañca-śatam:
Karma (कर्म) (quantifier of bāṇān)
TypeNoun
Rootpañca (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); द्विगु-समासः ‘five hundred’
bāṇānarrows
bāṇān:
Karma (कर्म) of jagrāha
TypeNoun
Rootbāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
vāmein the left (hand)
vāme:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvāma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘in the left (hand/side)’
pañca-śatamfive hundred
pañca-śatam:
Karma (कर्म) (quantifier)
TypeNoun
Rootpañca (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); द्विगु-समासः ‘five hundred’
dhanuḥbow
dhanuḥ:
Karma (कर्म) of jagrāha
TypeNoun
Rootdhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); form dhanuḥ used for acc. sg. in -us stems
jagrāhatook/seized
jagrāha:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√grah (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
haindeed
ha:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) / discourse particle
TypeIndeclinable
Rootha (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात) used for emphasis/narrative tone
bhārgava-indrasyaof the Bhārgava chief
bhārgava-indrasya:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootbhārgava (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः ‘chief of the Bhārgavas’ (i.e., Paraśurāma)
samarein battle
samare:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsamara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
jetumto conquer
jetum:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन) / purpose
TypeVerb
Root√ji (धातु)
FormInfinitive (तुमुन्) ‘to conquer’
udyataḥready/intent
udyataḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) qualifier (of implied subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootud-√yam (धातु) → udyata (कृदन्त)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally: ‘raised/ready, intent’