Shloka 33

अभिमन्यु–अलम्बुसयुद्धम् / The Duel of Abhimanyu and Alambusa

with Arjuna’s approach to Bhīṣma

Devanagari script

स विस्फार्य धनुश्रित्रमिन्द्राशनिसमस्वनम्‌

Transliteration

sa visphārya dhanuḥ śitraṃ indrāśani-samasvanam

Translation

Sañjaya said: He drew his bow—firm and well-strung—whose sound was like Indra’s thunderbolt.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विस्फार्य: having stretched (out)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√स्फुर्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having stretched/expanded

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चित्रम्: wonderful, splendid
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इन्द्राशनि-समस्वनम्: having a sound like Indra's thunderbolt (thunder)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्राशनि + सम + स्वन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Indra
• bow
• thunderbolt (aśani/vajra)