Shloka 19

अध्याय ८८ — घटोत्कच-दुर्योधनयुद्धवर्णनम्

Ghaṭotkaca–Duryodhana Engagement

Devanagari script

छिन्नायुधं शान्तनवेन राजा शिखण्डिन प्रेक्ष्य च जातकोप: । अजातशगत्रुः समरे महात्मा शिखण्डिनं क्रुद्ध उवाच वाक्यम्‌,शान्तनुनन्दन भीष्मने जब शिखण्डीका धनुष काट दिया,- तब समरांगणमें अजातशत्रु महात्मा युधिष्ठिर शिखण्डीकी ओर देखकर कुपित हो उठे और उससे क्रोधपूर्वक इस प्रकार बोले--

Transliteration

chinnāyudhaṁ śāntanavena rājā śikhaṇḍinaṁ prekṣya ca jātakopaḥ | ajātaśatruḥ samare mahātmā śikhaṇḍinaṁ kruddha uvāca vākyam ||

Translation

Seeing that the Śāntanava (Bhīṣma) had cut down Śikhaṇḍin’s weapon, King Ajātaśatru—high-souled Yudhiṣṭhira—was seized by anger on the battlefield. Fixing his gaze upon Śikhaṇḍin, he addressed him in wrathful words.

Word by Word

• छिन्नायुधम्: whose weapon is cut off / disarmed
• छिन्नायुधम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिन्न-आयुध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शान्तनवेन: by the son of Śāntanu (Bhīṣma)
• शान्तनवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तनव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शिखण्डिनम्: Śikhaṇḍin
• शिखण्डिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रेक्ष्य: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ईक्ष्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

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

• जातकोपः: whose anger has arisen / enraged
• जातकोपः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात-कोप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अजातशत्रुः: Yudhiṣṭhira (he whose enemy is not born)
• अजातशत्रुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजातशत्रु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• महात्मा: the great-souled one
• महात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शिखण्डिनम्: Śikhaṇḍin
• शिखण्डिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• क्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular

• वाक्यम्: words / a speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Ajātaśatru)
• Bhīṣma (Śāntanava, Śāntanunandana)
• Śikhaṇḍin
• battlefield (samara)