Shloka 17

Bhīṣma’s Fall, the Arrow-bed (śara-talpa), and the Establishment of Guard

Devanagari script

तं॑ चेह निकृतिप्रज्ञं पाउ्चाल्यं पापचेतसम्‌ । पुरस्कृत्य रणे पार्थो भीष्मस्यायोधनं गत:,“शठताके पूरे पण्डित उस पापात्मा पांचाल-राजकुमार शिखण्डीको यहाँ रणमें आगे करके कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुन भीष्मसे युद्ध करनेके लिये गये हैं

Transliteration

taṁ ceha nikṛtiprajñaṁ pāñcālyaṁ pāpacetasam | puraskṛtya raṇe pārtho bhīṣmasyāyodhanaṁ gataḥ ||

Translation

قال سانجيا: «هنا، قدّم بارثا (أرجونا) أمامه أميرَ بانتشالا ذا العقل الماكر والنية الآثمة—شيكاندين—ثم دخل ساحة القتال ليبارز بهيشما».

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• निकृतिप्रज्ञम्: one whose understanding is crooked/deceitful-minded
• निकृतिप्रज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निकृतिप्रज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पाञ्चाल्यम्: the Panchala prince (Shikhandin)
• पाञ्चाल्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पापचेतसम्: evil-minded
• पापचेतसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापचेतस्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुरस्कृत्य: having placed in front / putting forward
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुरस्-कृ
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā/lyap), Parasmaipada (usage)

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीष्मस्य: of Bhishma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• आयोधनम्: battlefield / place of combat
• आयोधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयोधन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गतः: went / having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Pārtha)
• Bhīṣma
• Śikhaṇḍin (Pāñcāla prince)