Shloka 14
भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas
Devanagari script
अथ शब्दो महानासीत् तव सैन्यस्य भारत । मारुतोद्धतवेगस्य सागरस्येव पर्वणि,भारत! तदनन्तर जैसे पूर्णिमाको वायुकी प्रेरणासे समुद्रका वेग बढ़ जानेसे उसकी भीषण गर्जना सुनायी पड़ती है, उसी प्रकार आपकी सेनाका महान् कोलाहल प्रकट हुआ
Transliteration
atha śabdo mahān āsīt tava sainyasya bhārata | mārutoddhatavegasya sāgarasyeva parvaṇi, bhārata ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: Then, O Bhārata, a mighty roar arose from your army—like the ocean’s thunder on a festival day when its surge is whipped up by the wind.
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
शब्दःsound, roar
शब्दः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महान्great
महान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आसीत्was, arose
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular
तवyour
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
सैन्यस्यof the army
सैन्यस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootसैन्य
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun (proper/vocative)
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मारुत-उद्धत-वेगस्यwhose speed is raised by the wind
मारुत-उद्धत-वेगस्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootमारुत + उद्धत + वेग
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
सागरस्यof the ocean
सागरस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootसागर
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
पर्वणिon the (full-moon) festival day / at the time of parvan
पर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun (proper/vocative)
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)K
Kaurava army (tava sainya)O
Ocean (sāgara)W
Wind (māruta)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes