Shloka 6

अभिमन्युवधः

Abhimanyu’s Fall and the Battlefield Aftermath

Devanagari script

तथेतरान्‌ महेष्वासान्‌ दशभिर्दशभि: शरै: । प्रत्यविध्यदसम्भ्रान्तस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्‌,इतना ही नहीं, उसने बिना किसी घबराहटके दस-दस बाणोंद्वारा अन्य महाधनुर्धरोंको भी आहत कर दिया। वह अद्भुत-सी बात थी

Transliteration

tathetarān maheṣvāsān daśabhir daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ | pratyavidhyad asambhrāntas tad adbhutam ivābhavat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “And likewise, without the least agitation, he struck the other great bowmen too—ten arrows for each. The feat appeared almost wondrous.”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• इतरान्: other
• इतरान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इतर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• महेष्वासान्: great bowmen
• महेष्वासान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दशभिः: with ten
• दशभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: दश
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• दशभिः: with ten (each)
• दशभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: दश
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रत्यविध्यत्: pierced, struck (in return/against)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + व्यध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• असम्भ्रान्तः: unperturbed, unconfused
• असम्भ्रान्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असम्भ्रान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful, marvelous
• अद्भुतम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• अभवत्: became, was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• maheṣvāsa (great bowmen)
• śara (arrows)