Shloka 4

Bhīṣma’s Appraisal of Kaurava Champions (भीष्मकृतः रथिनां गुणनिरूपणम्)

Devanagari script

सैनापत्यं च सम्प्राप्प कौरवाणां धुरन्धर: । किमचेष्टत गाड़ेयो महाबुद्धिपराक्रम:,कौरवकुलका भार वहन करनेवाले परम बुद्धिमान्‌ और पराक्रमी गंगापुत्र भीष्मने सेनापतिका पद प्राप्त करनेके पश्चात्‌ युद्धँके लिये कौन-सी चेष्टा की?

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | saināpatyaṃ ca samprāpya kauravāṇāṃ dhurandharaḥ | kim aceṣṭata gāṅgeyo mahābuddhi-parākramaḥ ||

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “After obtaining the command of the Kaurava army, what measures did Gaṅgā’s son Bhīṣma—steadfast bearer of the Kuru line’s burden, endowed with great intelligence and valor—undertake in preparation for war?”

Word by Word

• सैनापत्यम्: the office of commander-in-chief
• सैनापत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैनापत्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• सम्प्राप्य: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• कौरवाणाम्: of the Kauravas
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• धुरन्धरः: the burden-bearer; chief supporter
• धुरन्धरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धुरन्धर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अचेष्टत: did (he) strive/act
• Type: Verb
• Root: चेष्ट्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• गाङ्गेयः: Gāṅgeya (Bhīṣma, son of Gaṅgā)
• गाङ्गेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाङ्गेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबुद्धि-पराक्रमः: of great intellect and valor
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबुद्धि-पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Kauravas
• Gāṅgeya (Bhīṣma)
• Gaṅgā