Shloka 63

Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout

Devanagari script

ततो भीष्मनिहन्ता तं॑ सह सर्व: प्रभद्रकै: । अहनत्‌ सर्वतो वीरं नानाप्रहरणैर्बली

Transliteration

tato bhīṣma-nihantā taṁ saha sarvaiḥ prabhadrakaiḥ | ahanat sarvato vīraṁ nānā-praharaṇair balī ||

Translation

Then the slayer of Bhīṣma, accompanied by all the Prabhadrakas, struck down that mighty hero from every side with weapons of many kinds.

Word by Word

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

• भीष्म-निहन्ता: the slayer of Bhishma
• भीष्म-निहन्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निहन्तृ (√हन्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रभद्रकैः: with the Prabhadrakas (warriors)
• प्रभद्रकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभद्रक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अहनत्: struck, slew
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

• सर्वतः: from all sides
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः

• वीरम्: the hero
• वीरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नाना-प्रहरणैः: with various weapons
• नाना-प्रहरणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहरण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• बली: the strong one
• बली: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• भीष्म (Bhīṣma)
• भीष्मनिहन्ता (Bhīṣma-slayer, i.e., Śikhaṇḍin)
• प्रभद्रक (Prabhadraka warriors)