Shloka 18
Adhyāya 118: Saciva-parīkṣā
Testing and Appointment of Ministers/Servants
Devanagari script
ततो रुधिरतर्षेण बलिना शरभो<न्वित:
Transliteration
tato rudhiratarṣeṇa balinā śarabho'nvitaḥ
Translation
Then, driven by a thirst for blood, the powerful one—endowed with the nature of a śarabha—advanced, his strength sharpened by violent craving.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (indeclinable)
रुधिरतर्षेणby/with blood-thirst
रुधिरतर्षेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरुधिरतर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
बलिनाby the strong (one)
बलिना:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootबलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
शरभःthe Śarabha (a mythical beast)
शरभः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशरभ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अन्वितःendowed with, possessed of
अन्वितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्वि + क्त (अन्वित) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaŚ
śarabhaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes