Shloka 46

भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः

Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas

Devanagari script

स च्छिन्नधन्वा कौरव्य: पुनरन्यन्महद्‌ धनु:

Transliteration

sa cchinnadhanvā kauravyaḥ punar anyan mahad dhanuḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: The Kaurava warrior, his bow having been cut, at once took up another great bow—showing unbroken resolve amid the violence of battle, where persistence and prowess are continually tested.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• छिन्न-धन्वा: whose bow was cut/broken
• छिन्न-धन्वा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिन्नधन्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कौरव्यः: the Kaurava (warrior)
• कौरव्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• अन्यत्: another
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महत्: great, large
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• कौरव्य (a Kaurava warrior)
• धनुः (bow)