Shloka 78

Bhīṣma-nipāta-saṃvāda — Sañjaya’s Report of Bhīṣma’s Fall (भीष्मनिपातसंवादः)

Devanagari script

|| यत्‌ कृतं तत्र संग्रामे भीष्मेण जयमिच्छता

Transliteration

yat kṛtaṃ tatra saṅgrāme bhīṣmeṇa jayam icchatā

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “Tell me what was done there in that battle by Bhīṣma, who was intent on securing victory.”

Word by Word

• यत्: what/that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कृतम्: done, performed
• कृतम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (कृत)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तत्र: there, in that place
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• संग्रामे: in the battle
• संग्रामे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• भीष्मेण: by Bhishma
• भीष्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• जयम्: victory
• जयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इच्छता: wishing, desiring
• इच्छता: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (इच्छत्)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīṣma
• saṅgrāma (the battle)