Shloka 5
Bhīṣma’s Appraisal of Kaurava Champions (भीष्मकृतः रथिनां गुणनिरूपणम्)
Devanagari script
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्तत् संजयस्तस्मै सर्वमेव न्यवेदयत् । यथोक्तं कुरुवृद्धेन भीष्मेणामिततेजसा,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं-जनमेजय! तदनन्तर संजयने अमिततेजस्वी कुरुवृद्ध भीष्मने जैसा कहा था, वह सब कुछ राजा धृतराष्ट्रको बताया
Transliteration
vaiśampāyana uvāca
tatas tat sañjayas tasmai sarvam eva nyavedayat |
yathoktaṁ kuruvṛddhena bhīṣmeṇāmitatejasā ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: Thereafter Sañjaya reported everything in full to him (Dhṛtarāṣṭra), exactly as it had been spoken by the aged Kuru elder Bhīṣma, whose splendor was immeasurable.
Word by Word
वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana
वैशम्पायनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवैशम्पायन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
ततःthen/thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
तत्that (matter)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
संजयःSañjaya
संजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तस्मैto him
तस्मै:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular
सर्वम्all (of it)
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
न्यवेदयत्reported/informed
न्यवेदयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormImperfect, Third, Singular
यथाas
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
उक्तम्said/spoken
उक्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formkta (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular
कुरुवृद्धेनby the elder of the Kurus
कुरुवृद्धेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकुरुवृद्ध
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
भीष्मेणby Bhīṣma
भीष्मेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अमिततेजसाof immeasurable splendor (i.e., the mighty one)
अमिततेजसा:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअमिततेजस्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaS
SañjayaB
BhīṣmaD
DhṛtarāṣṭraK
Kuru (dynasty)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes