Shloka 23

Ulūpī–Citravāhinī Saṃvāda: Dhanaṃjaya-patana and Prāya-threat

Devanagari script

स गाढवेदनो धीमानालम्ब्य धनुरुत्तमम्‌ | दिव्यं तेज: समाविश्य प्रमीत इव सो5भवत्‌,इससे अर्जुनको बड़ी वेदना हुई। बुद्धिमान्‌ अर्जुन अपने उत्तम धनुषका सहारा लेकर दिव्य तेजमें स्थित हो मुर्देके समान हो गये

Transliteration

sa gāḍha-vedano dhīmān ālambya dhanur uttamam | divyaṃ tejaḥ samāviśya pramīta iva so 'bhavat ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Struck by intense pain, the wise Arjuna leaned upon his excellent bow. Entering into a divine radiance, he became as though dead—overwhelmed and motionless.

Word by Word

सःhe

गाढ-वेदनःhaving intense pain

धीमान्wise, intelligent

आलम्ब्यhaving leaned on / taking support of

धनुःbow

उत्तमम्excellent, best

दिव्यम्divine

तेजःsplendor, radiance

समाविश्यhaving entered / being immersed in

प्रमीतःdead

इवas if, like

सःhe

अभवत्became

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna

dhanuḥ (excellent bow)

divya tejaḥ (divine radiance)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes