Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ततो महास्त्राणि महाभनुर्धरी विमुञ्चमानाविषुभ्रिर्भयानकै:

Transliteration

tato mahāstrāṇi mahābhanurdharī vimuñcamānāviṣubhir bhayānakaiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then the mighty bowman began releasing great celestial weapons, sending forth dreadful arrows.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• महास्त्राणि: great weapons (missiles)
• महास्त्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महास्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• महाधनुर्धरौ: the two great bowmen
• महाधनुर्धरौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाधनुर्धर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• विमुञ्चमानौ: releasing, discharging
• विमुञ्चमानौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-मुच्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• इषुभिः: with arrows
• इषुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इषु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भयानकैः: terrifying
• भयानकैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भयानक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• महाभनुर्धरी (the great bowman/archer)
• महास्त्र (great astras/weapons)
• इषु (arrows)