Shloka 76

Devanagari script

पूषात्मजो मर्मसु निर्बिभेद मरुत्सुतं चायुतश: शराग्रयै:

Transliteration

pūṣātmajo marmasu nirbibheda marutsutaṃ cāyutaśaḥ śarāgraiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: The son of Pūṣan struck the son of the Wind again and again in his vital points with countless arrow-tips, pressing the battle with relentless force and intent to disable his foe in the midst of the war’s harsh demands.

Word by Word

• पूषा-आत्मजः: the son of Pūṣan
• पूषा-आत्मजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूषात्मज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मर्मसु: in the vital spots
• मर्मसु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• निर्बिभेद: pierced
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मरुत्सुतम्: the son of the Wind (Hanumān/Bhīma, contextually here: Bhīma)
• मरुत्सुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत्सुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• अयुतशः: by tens of thousands; in countless numbers
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अयुतशस्

• शर-अग्र्यैः: with excellent arrows
• शर-अग्र्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शराग्र्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pūṣan
• pūṣātmaja (son of Pūṣan)
• Vāyu/Marut (Wind-god)
• marutsuta (son of the Wind)
• arrows (śara)