Shloka 40

Abhimanyu’s Assault on Bhīṣma’s Screen; Banner-Felling and Reinforcements (सौभद्र-भीष्म-समरः)

Devanagari script

भीष्मपर्वणि तु चत्वारिंशो 5ध्याय:

Transliteration

bhīṣmaparvaṇi tu catvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

In the Bhīṣma Parva, this is the fortieth chapter (adhyāya).

Word by Word

• भीष्मपर्वणि: in the Bhishma Parva
• भीष्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्मपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• चत्वारिंशः: fortieth
• चत्वारिंशः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चत्वारिंश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma Parva