Shloka 42
Devanagari script
तत्रासीत् सुमहद् युद्ध कुरूणां पाण्डवैः: सह । भीष्महेतोर्नरिव्याप्र श्येनयोरामिषे यथा,पुरुषसिंह! जैसे मांसके टुकड़ेके लिये दो श्येन पक्षी आपसमें लड़ते हैं, उसी प्रकार वहाँ भीष्मके लिये कौरवोंका पाण्डवोंके साथ बड़ा भारी युद्ध हो रहा था
Transliteration
tatrāsīt sumahad yuddhaṁ kurūṇāṁ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha | bhīṣma-hetoḥ naravyāghra śyenayor āmiṣe yathā ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: There a very great battle arose between the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas. O tiger among men, it was fought for Bhīṣma’s sake—like two hawks contending over a piece of flesh. The simile underscores how attachment to a single, prized objective can inflame violence and eclipse discernment in war.
Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
आसीत्was / took place
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलङ् (imperfect), 3, singular
सुमहत्very great
सुमहत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुमहत्
Formneuter, nominative, singular
युद्धम्battle
युद्धम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
Formneuter, nominative, singular
कुरूणाम्of the Kurus (Kauravas)
कुरूणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
पाण्डवैःwith/by the Pandavas
पाण्डवैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
भीष्महेतोःbecause of Bhishma / for Bhishma's sake
भीष्महेतोः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्महेतु
Formmasculine, ablative, singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
आप्रfully, intensely (particle; reading uncertain)
आप्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआप्र
श्येनयोःof two hawks
श्येनयोः:
TypeNoun
Rootश्येन
Formmasculine, genitive, dual
आमिषेover/on flesh (bait/meat)
आमिषे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआमिष
Formneuter, locative, singular
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
पुरुषसिंहO lion among men
पुरुषसिंह:
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषसिंह
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
BhīṣmaK
Kurus (Kauravas)P
PāṇḍavasT
two hawks (śyenau)F
flesh/meat (āmiṣa)Sandhi Notes