Shloka 45

Bhūriśravas–Sātyaki Saṃvāda and Duel; Arjuna’s Intervention (भूरिश्रवाः–सात्यकि संवादः, युद्धम्, अर्जुन-हस्तक्षेपः)

Devanagari script

निर्भिन्ने तु भुजे सव्ये सात्यकि: सत्यविक्रम:

Transliteration

nirbhinne tu bhuje savye sātyakiḥ satyavikramaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: When his left arm was pierced through, Sātyaki—true to his proven valor—still stood firm, his courage unbroken amid the brutal press of war.

Word by Word

• निर्भिन्ने: when (it was) pierced/broken
• निर्भिन्ने: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्भिन्न (√भिद् + नि: उपसर्ग; क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• भुजे: in the arm
• भुजे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सव्ये: left
• सव्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सव्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सात्यकिः: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सत्यविक्रमः: of true valor / whose prowess is true
• सत्यविक्रमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यविक्रम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki