Shloka 53

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

Devanagari script

तत्पातितशिरोबाहुकबन्धं॑ भीमदर्शनम्‌

Transliteration

tatpātitaśirobāhukabandhaṁ bhīmadarśanam

Translation

Sañjaya said: A fearsome sight was seen—his trunk, with head and arms struck down and fallen—an image of dreadful consequence amid the war.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (him/it)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• पातित-शिरो-बाहु-कबन्धम्: the headless trunk with arms (whose head has been cut down)
• पातित-शिरो-बाहु-कबन्धम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पातित + शिरस् + बाहु + कबन्ध
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• भीम-दर्शनम्: terrible to behold
• भीम-दर्शनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम + दर्शन
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya