Shloka 66

भीष्मस्य अप्रतिमपराक्रमः — शिखण्डिपुरस्कृतः प्रहारः

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

Devanagari script

समाद्रवन्त गाड़ेयं श्रुत्वा पार्थस्य भाषितम्‌ । प्रजानाथ! नकुल, सहदेव, पराक्रमी धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर तथा दूसरे समस्त सैनिक अर्जुनका उपर्युक्त वचन सुनकर भीष्मजीकी ओर बढ़ने लगे

Transliteration

samādravanta gāḍheyaṃ śrutvā pārthasya bhāṣitam | prajānātha! nakulaḥ sahadevaḥ parākramī dharmarāja yudhiṣṭhiraḥ tathā dvitīyāḥ samastāḥ sainikāḥ arjunasya uparyuktaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā bhīṣma-jīṃ prati abhivardhanta ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: O lord of the people, having heard the words spoken by Pārtha (Arjuna), Nakula and Sahadeva, the valiant Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira, and the rest of the soldiers advanced toward Bhīṣma.

Word by Word

• समाद्रवन्त: ran forth / advanced
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√द्रु (द्रव्)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), 3, plural, परस्मैपद

• गाढे: in close (combat) / closely
• गाढे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गाढ
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• इयम्: this (she/this one)
• इयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• पार्थस्य: of Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• भाषितम्: speech / what was spoken
• भाषितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: √भाष्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) used substantively, neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīṣma
• soldiers (Pāṇḍava army)