Shloka 466

भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्

Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash

Devanagari script

शीर्यमाणान्यदृश्यन्त भिन्नान्यर्जुनसायकै: । भीष्मके धनुषसे छूटे हुए सायकोंके समूह अर्जुनके बाणोंसे छिन्न-भिन्न होकर इधर- उधर बिखरे दिखायी देने लगे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | śīryamāṇāny adṛśyanta bhinnāny arjunasāyakaiḥ |

Translation

ভীষ্মের ধনুক থেকে নিক্ষিপ্ত তীরসমূহ অর্জুনের তীরে ছিন্নভিন্ন হয়ে ভাঙতে ভাঙতে দেখা গেল, আর তা চারদিকে ছিটকে পড়ল।

Word by Word

• शीर्यमाणानि: breaking, crumbling
• शीर्यमाणानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीर्यमाण (√शॄ/शॄण् 'to break, crumble' passive present participle)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• अदृश्यन्त: were seen, appeared
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada

• भिन्नानि: split, shattered
• भिन्नानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिन्न (√भिद् 'to split' past passive participle)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• अर्जुन: of Arjuna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सायकैः: by arrows
• सायकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Arjuna
• Bhishma
• arrows (sāyaka)
• bow (dhanus)