Shloka 36

भीष्मरक्षण-उद्योगः, शिखण्डि-विवर्जनं, सर्वतोभद्र-व्यूहः

Protection of Bhīṣma, Exemption of Śikhaṇḍin, and the Sarvatobhadra Array

Devanagari script

न्यषीदत्‌ स्वरथोपस्थे शोणितेन परिप्लुत: । ततः पुनरमेयात्मा नाराचान्‌ दश पठ्च च

Transliteration

nyaṣīdat svarathopasthe śoṇitena pariplutaḥ | tataḥ punar ameyātmā nārācān daśa pañca ca

Translation

Sañjaya said: He sank down upon the seat of his own chariot, drenched in blood. Then again, that immeasurable-souled warrior took up fifteen nārāca arrows.

Word by Word

• न्यषीदत्: sat down / sank down
• न्यषीदत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद् (सीद्)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• स्वरथोपस्थे: on his own chariot-seat
• स्वरथोपस्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-रथ-उपस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शोणितेन: with blood
• शोणितेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोणित
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• परिप्लुतः: flooded / drenched
• परिप्लुतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि+प्लु (प्लुत) / परिप्लुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then / thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• अमेयात्मा: he of immeasurable spirit
• अमेयात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमेय-आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नाराचान्: iron arrows
• नाराचान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराच
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दश: ten
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दश

• पञ्च: five
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariot (ratha)
• nārāca arrows