Shloka 26

भीष्म–दुर्योधनसंवादः — शिखण्डिनं न हन्तुं कारणकथनम्

Amba-ākhyāna prologue

Devanagari script

पाण्ड्यराजो महावीर्य: पाण्डवानां धुरंधर: । दृढ्धन्वा महेष्वास: पाण्डवानां महारथ:

Transliteration

pāṇḍyarājo mahāvīryaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ dhuraṃdharaḥ | dṛḍhadhanvā maheṣvāsaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathaḥ ||

Translation

ভীষ্ম বললেন—পাণ্ড্যদেশের রাজা মহাবীর্যবান; পাণ্ডবদের পক্ষে তিনি এক ধুরন্ধর ভারবাহী। তাঁর ধনুক দৃঢ়, তিনি মহাধনুর্ধর, এবং পাণ্ডবদের এক মহারথী।

Word by Word

• पाण्ड्यराजः: the king of Pāṇḍya
• पाण्ड्यराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्ड्यराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महावीर्यः: of great prowess
• महावीर्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• धुरंधरः: a chief supporter/bearer of the burden
• धुरंधरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धुरंधर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दृढ्धन्वा: having a firm/strong bow
• दृढ्धन्वा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढधन्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महेष्वासः: having great arrows (i.e., a great archer)
• महेष्वासः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महारथः: a great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Pāṇḍya king
• Pāṇḍavas
• bow (dhanus)