Shloka 23
Bhīṣma’s Recollection of the Duel: Charioteer’s Fall, Brahmin Protection, and Portents after Rāma’s Collapse
Devanagari script
प्रस्वापमस्त्रं त्वरितो वचनाद् ब्रह्मवादिनाम् । विचित्र च तदस्त्रं मे मनसि प्रत्यभात् तदा
Transliteration
prasvāpam astraṁ tvarito vacanād brahmavādinām | vicitraṁ ca tad astraṁ me manasi pratyabhāt tadā
Translation
ভীষ্ম ক’লে— ব্ৰহ্মবাদী ঋষিসকলৰ বচন অনুসৰি মই তৎক্ষণাৎ প্ৰস্বাপনাস্ত্ৰ প্ৰয়োগ কৰিলোঁ। সেই মুহূর্ততেই সেই আশ্চৰ্য অস্ত্ৰটো মোৰ মনত স্পষ্ট হৈ উঠিল।
Word by Word
प्रस्वापम्sleep-inducing (thing)
प्रस्वापम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रस्वाप (प्र + स्वाप)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अस्त्रम्weapon; missile
अस्त्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
त्वरितःhastened; quickly (being in haste)
त्वरितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootत्वरित (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, √त्वर्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वचनात्from the instruction/word
वचनात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootवचन
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
ब्रह्मवादिनाम्of the Brahman-speakers (sages)
ब्रह्मवादिनाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मवादिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
विचित्रम्wonderful; strange; varied
विचित्रम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविचित्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तत्that
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अस्त्रम्weapon; missile
अस्त्रम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
मेto me / of me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
मनसिin (my) mind
मनसि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
प्रत्यभात्shone forth; appeared (to mind)
प्रत्यभात्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति + √भा
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaP
prasvāpa-astra (sleep-inducing weapon)B
brahmavādins (sages)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes