Shloka 3

भीष्मस्य अप्रतिमपराक्रमः — शिखण्डिपुरस्कृतः प्रहारः

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

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तु पार्थेन शिखण्डी भरतर्षभ | अभ्यद्रवत गाड़ियं श्र॒त्वा पार्थस्य भाषितम्‌,भरतश्रेष्ठी] जब अर्जुनने शिखण्डीसे ऐसा कहा, तब उसने पार्थके उस कथनको सुनकर गंगानन्दन भीष्मपर धावा किया

Transliteration

evam uktas tu pārthena śikhaṇḍī bharatarṣabha | abhyadravat gāṅgeyaṁ śrutvā pārthasya bhāṣitam ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: Thus addressed by Partha (Arjuna), Shikhandi—O bull among the Bharatas—having heard Partha’s words, charged straight at Bhishma, the son of the Ganga.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been addressed/said to
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• पार्थेन: by Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• शिखण्डी: Shikhandi
• शिखण्डी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अभ्यद्रवत्: ran towards/charged
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गाङ्गेयम्: Ganga's son (Bhishma)
• गाङ्गेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाङ्गेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada

• पार्थस्य: of Partha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भाषितम्: the spoken words/statement
• भाषितम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Pārtha)
• Śikhaṇḍī
• Bhīṣma (Gāṅgeya)
• Gaṅgā