Shloka 12

Chapter 136: Pandava Counter-Encirclement and the Vāyavya-Astra Disruption

Devanagari script

ततो भीमो महाबाहु: क्षुराभ्यां भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

tato bhīmo mahābāhuḥ kṣurābhyāṃ bharatarṣabha

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Bhīma, the mighty-armed hero, O bull among the Bharatas, took up weapons sharp as razors—signaling a decisive, ruthless turn in the clash, where valor is tested and restraint is strained by the demands of war.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थान/काल/अनन्तरार्थे)

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महाबाहुः: mighty-armed
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• क्षुराभ्याम्: with two razors / razor(-like weapons)
• क्षुराभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, द्विवचन

• भरतर्षभ: O bull of the Bharatas (best of the Bharatas)
• भरतर्षभ: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतर्षभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by the address bharatarṣabha)
• kṣura (razor-like weapon/blade)