Shloka 48

भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः

Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas

Devanagari script

।। तस्य तत्‌ पूजयामास लाघवं शान्तनो: सुतः

Transliteration

tasya tat pūjayāmāsa lāghavaṁ śāntanoḥ sutaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Seeing that act, the son of Śāntanu honored and commended that display of swiftness and skill—acknowledging merit even amid the pressures of war.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/for him
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तत्: that (act/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पूजयामास: honoured, praised
• पूजयामास: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Periphrastic Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• लाघवम्: lightness; agility; skill
• लाघवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाघव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शान्तनोः: of Śāntanu
• शान्तनोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: शान्तनु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śāntanu
• Śāntanoḥ sutaḥ (Bhīṣma)