Shloka 16
अश्वमेधीयस्य हयस्य दक्षिणापश्चिमगमनम् — The Sacrificial Horse’s Southern and Western Circuit
Devanagari script
उच्छितांस्तु भुजान् केचिन्नाबुध्यन्त शरैह्वतान् । शरैर्गाण्डीवनिर्मुक्ति: पृथुभि: पार्थचोदितै:
Translation
Durch die zahllosen breiten Pfeile, die Arjuna, zum Angriff getrieben, vom Bogen Gāṇḍīva entsandte, wurden vielen Kämpfern die hoch erhobenen Arme abgeschlagen und fielen herab—und doch merkten sie nicht einmal, dass sie von den Geschossen getroffen waren.
Word by Word
उच्छितान्raised, uplifted
उच्छितान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउच्छित (उद्+शि/शय्; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
भुजान्arms
भुजान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभुज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
केचित्some (persons/warriors)
केचित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक (प्रातिपदिक: क-; सर्वनाम)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अबुध्यन्तthey realized/understood
अबुध्यन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootबुध्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
शरैःby arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
हतान्struck/slain
हतान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहत (√हन्; कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
शरैःwith arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
गाण्डीवGāṇḍīva (Arjuna’s bow)
गाण्डीव:
TypeNoun
Rootगाण्डीव
FormNeuter, Stem (in compound), Singular
निर्मुक्तिःrelease/discharge
निर्मुक्तिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिर्मुक्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
पृथुभिःby broad/large (arrows)
पृथुभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपृथु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
पार्थPārtha (Arjuna)
पार्थ:
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, Stem (in compound), Singular
चोदितैःimpelled/driven (by Pārtha)
चोदितैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootचोदित (√चुद्; कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes