Shloka 65

भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas

Devanagari script

अनुकर्ष: पताकाभिरुपासज्लैर्ध्वजैरपि | प्रवीराणां महाशड्खेैरविंप्रकीर्णैश्व॒ पाण्डुरै:,अनुकर्ष, पताका, उपासंग, ध्वज तथा बड़े-बड़े वीरोंके श्वेत महाशंख बिखरे पड़े थे

Transliteration

anukarṣaḥ patākābhir upāsaṅgair dhvajair api | pravīrāṇāṁ mahāśaṅkhair aviprakīrṇaiś ca pāṇḍuraiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “The field was strewn with the harness and trappings, with banners and standards as well; and with the great white conches of mighty warriors, scattered all about.”

Word by Word

• अनुकर्षः: dragging-trace; trail (of something dragged)
• अनुकर्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुकर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पताकाभिः: with banners
• पताकाभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पताका
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• उपासङ्गैः: with ornaments/attachments (upāsaṅgas)
• उपासङ्गैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपासङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• ध्वजैः: with flags/standards
• ध्वजैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• प्रवीराणाम्: of great heroes
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवीर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महाशङ्खैः: with great conches
• महाशङ्खैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाशङ्ख
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अविप्रकीर्णैः: scattered about; strewn
• अविप्रकीर्णैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविप्रकीर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• पाण्डुरैः: white/pale
• पाण्डुरैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डुर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• patākā (banners/flags)
• dhvaja (standards/ensigns)
• mahāśaṅkha (great white conches)
• pravīra (mighty warriors)