Shloka 35

वासवी-शक्तेः प्रयोगः, घटोत्कच-वधोत्तर-शोकः, व्यासोपदेशश्च

The Vāsavī Spear’s Use, Post-Ghaṭotkaca Grief, and Vyāsa’s Counsel

Devanagari script

भीमसेनं च नवभिनर्नकुलं पञ्चभिस्तथा । सहदेवं तथाष्टाभि: शतेन च शिखण्डिनम्‌

Transliteration

bhīmasenaṃ ca navabhir nakulaṃ pañcabhis tathā | sahadevaṃ tathāṣṭābhiḥ śatena ca śikhaṇḍinam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: He struck Bhīmasena with nine arrows, Nakula with five, Sahadeva with eight, and Śikhaṇḍin with a hundred—an emphatic display of battlefield prowess meant to overwhelm the Pāṇḍavas’ champions through sheer force and intimidation.

Word by Word

• भीमसेनम्: Bhimasena (Bhima)
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• नवभिः: with nine (arrows)
• नवभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• नकुलम्: Nakula
• नकुलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पञ्चभिः: with five (arrows)
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• तथा: likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सहदेवम्: Sahadeva
• सहदेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अष्टाभिः: with eight (arrows)
• अष्टाभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शतेन: with a hundred (arrows)
• शतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• शिखण्डिनम्: Shikhandin
• शिखण्डिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

सयजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Śikhaṇḍin