Shloka 26

भीष्मस्य अप्रतिमपराक्रमः — शिखण्डिपुरस्कृतः प्रहारः

Bhīṣma’s unmatched momentum and the assault with Śikhaṇḍin in the lead

Devanagari script

तथैव पाण्डवा: शूरा गाड्ेयस्य रथं प्रति

Transliteration

tathaiva pāṇḍavāḥ śūrā gāḍeyasya rathaṃ prati

Translation

In the same manner, the valiant Pāṇḍava warriors also advanced toward the chariot of Gāḍeya, meeting force with force in the righteous fury of battle.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in the same manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शूराः: brave, heroic
• शूराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गाङ्गेयस्य: of the son of Ganga (Bhishma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाङ्गेय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards, against
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavāḥ
• Gāḍeya
• ratha (chariot)