Shloka 23

भीष्मस्य शरवर्षः — Bhīṣma’s Arrow-Storm and Kṛṣṇa’s Impulse to Intervene

Devanagari script

ववुश्न वातास्तुमुला: शंसन्त: सुमहद्‌ भयम्‌ । घोराश्न घोरनिर्ह्नादा: शिवास्तत्र ववाशिरे,महान्‌ भयकी सूचना देनेवाली भयंकर वायु बड़े वेगसे बहने लगी। घोर वज्रपातके-से भयानक शब्द सुनायी देने लगे। सियारिनें अशुभ बोली बोलने लगीं

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | vavuśna vātās tumulāḥ śaṃsantaḥ sumahad bhayam | ghorāś ca ghoranirhrādāḥ śivās tatra vavāśire |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Fierce, tumultuous winds began to blow, foretelling a very great danger. Terrifying, thunderbolt-like crashes resounded, and jackals there cried out with ominous calls.

Word by Word

• ववुः: blew
• Type: Verb
• Root: वा (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वाताः: winds
• वाताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तुमुलाः: violent, tumultuous
• तुमुलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुमुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शंसन्तः: foretelling, indicating
• शंसन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुमहत्: very great
• सुमहत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भयम्: fear, danger
• भयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• घोराः: terrible
• घोराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• घोरनिर्ह्रादाः: dreadful roars/crashes
• घोरनिर्ह्रादाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोरनिर्ह्राद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शिवाः: jackals
• शिवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• ववाशिरे: howled/cried
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाश् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3, Plural, Atmanepada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• winds (vātāḥ)
• jackals (śivāḥ)