Shloka 39

Adhyāya 110: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament on Fate; Saṃjaya’s Reproof and the Princes’ Assault on Bhīma (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय ११०)

Devanagari script

ततः क्रोधाभिताम्राक्षो निर्दहन्रिव पावक: । संदधे त्वाष्ट्रमस्त्र॑ं स स्वयं त्वष्टेव मारुति:,तब वायुकुमार भीमसेनने जलानेको उद्यत हुए अग्निके समान क्रोधसे लाल आँखें करके त्वाष्ट नामक अस्त्रका संधान किया, मानो साक्षात्‌ त्वष्टा ही उसका प्रयोग कर रहे हों

Transliteration

tataḥ krodhābhitāmrākṣo nirdahanr iva pāvakaḥ | sandadhe tvāṣṭram astraṃ sa svayaṃ tvaṣṭeva mārutiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Māruti’s son (Bhīmasena), his eyes reddened by wrath and blazing like a consuming fire, fitted and invoked the Tvāṣṭra weapon—appearing as though Tvaṣṭṛ himself were setting it in motion.

Word by Word

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

• क्रोध-अभिताम्र-अक्षः: he whose eyes were reddened by anger
• क्रोध-अभिताम्र-अक्षः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध + अभिताम्र + अक्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निर्दहन्: burning, scorching
• निर्दहन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्दह्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• पावकः: fire
• पावकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संदधे: he fitted/aimed/put together (set up)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + धा
• Form: लिट् (perfect), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

• त्वाष्ट्रम्: belonging to Tvaṣṭṛ (Tvaṣṭra-)
• त्वाष्ट्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वाष्ट्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अस्त्रम्: weapon (missile)
• अस्त्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• स्वयम्: himself
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्

• त्वष्टा: Tvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)
• त्वष्टा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• मारुतिः: son of Marut/Vāyu (Bhīma)
• मारुतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Māruti (Bhīmasena, son of Vāyu)
• Tvaṣṭṛ
• Tvāṣṭra astra (divine weapon)