Shloka 52
Adhyāya 111 (Book 6): Daśama-dina-saṃgrāma—Bhīṣma’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira and the Śikhaṇḍin-Led Advance
Devanagari script
अहं त्वामनुयास्यामि परान् विद्रावय5शरै: । अभिद्रव सुसंरब्धो भीष्म॑ भीमपराक्रमम्,“वीर! मैं बाणोंद्वारा शत्रुओंकोी भगाता हुआ सदा तुम्हारा साथ दूँगा। अत: तुम भयंकर पराक्रमी भीष्मपर रोषपूर्वक आक्रमण करो
Transliteration
ahaṃ tvām anuyāsyāmi parān vidrāvayaś śaraiḥ | abhidrava susaṃrabdho bhīṣmaṃ bhīmaparākramam ||
Translation
“O warrior! I will follow close behind you, driving the enemy ranks into flight with my arrows. Therefore charge forward with fierce resolve against Bhīṣma, whose might is terrible.”
Word by Word
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
Formcommon, nominative, singular
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद्
Formcommon, accusative, singular
अनुafter, along
अनु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
यास्यामिI shall go/follow
यास्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootया (याति)
Formsimple future (luṭ), 1st, singular, parasmaipada
परान्enemies/others (the opposing ones)
परान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपर
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
विद्रावयन्driving away, routing
विद्रावयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + द्रु (द्रवति) → विद्रावयति
Formpresent active participle, masculine, nominative, singular
शरैःwith arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
अभिद्रवattack! charge!
अभिद्रव:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि + द्रु (द्रवति) → अभिद्रवति
Formimperative (loṭ), 2nd, singular, parasmaipada
सुसंरब्धःhighly enraged, fiercely excited
सुसंरब्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसु + संरब्ध
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
भीष्मO Bhishma
भीष्म:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
भीमपराक्रमम्the one of terrible valor (i.e., Bhima of dreadful prowess)
भीमपराक्रमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभीम-पराक्रम
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
BhīṣmaA
arrows (śara)E
enemies/foes (parāḥ)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes