Shloka 31

Adhyāya 74 (Book 6, Bhīṣma-parva): Bhīma–Duryodhana re-engagement and afternoon escalation

Devanagari script

सूर्यवर्णैश्न निस्त्रिंशी: पात्यमानानि सर्वशः । दिक्षु सर्वास्वदृश्यन्त शरीराणि शिरांसि च,सूर्यके समान चमकीले खड्गोंसे सब ओर काटकर गिराये जानेवाले शरीर और मस्तक सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें दृष्टिगोचर हो रहे थे

Transliteration

sūryavarṇaiś ca nistriṁśaiḥ pātyamānāni sarvaśaḥ | dikṣu sarvāsv adṛśyanta śarīrāṇi śirāṁsi ca ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: With swords gleaming like the sun, men were being hewn down on every side; in all directions bodies and severed heads could be seen. The scene conveys the terrible cost of war—where valor and duty on the battlefield unfold amid widespread destruction and suffering.

Word by Word

• सूर्यवर्णैः: with sun-colored (bright)
• सूर्यवर्णैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्यवर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• निस्त्रिंशीः: with swords
• निस्त्रिंशीः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निस्त्रिंश
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पात्यमानानि: being felled / being made to fall
• पात्यमानानि: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वशः: on all sides / everywhere
• सर्वशः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशस्

• दिक्षु: in the directions
• दिक्षु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• सर्वासु: in all
• सर्वासु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• अदृश्यन्त: were seen / appeared
• अदृश्यन्त: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Plural, Atmanepada

• शरीराणि: bodies
• शरीराणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• शिरांसि: heads
• शिरांसि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• swords (nistriṁśa)
• the directions (dik)