Shloka 296

Vāsudeva-Māhātmya: Duryodhana’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Theological Account of Keśava

Devanagari script

नरनागाश्वकायेषु बहुत्वाल्लघुयोधिन: । युद्धमें मनुष्यों, हाथियों और घोड़ोंके शरीरोंपर चलाया हुआ भीष्मका कोई भी बाण व्यर्थ नहीं होता था। एक तो उनके पास बाण बहुत थे और दूसरे वे बड़ी फुर्तीसे चलाते थे

Transliteration

nara-nāgāśva-kāyeṣu bahutvāl laghu-yodhinaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Amid the bodies of men, elephants, and horses, Bhīṣma’s arrows never went in vain. The press of countless targets and his swift, tireless archery made every shot tell—an image of war’s grim efficiency, where skill and abundance of weapons turn the battlefield into relentless slaughter.”

Word by Word

नरin men / among men

नागin elephants / among elephants

अश्वin horses / among horses

कायेषुin bodies

बहुत्वात्because of abundance / due to multitude

लघुयोधिनःswift fighters / quick combatants

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīṣma

men (human warriors)

elephants

horses

arrows

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes