Shloka 28
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)
Devanagari script
शैक्यां तात चतुष्किष्कुं पडस्रिममितौजसम् । प्रहितां दुःखसंस्पर्शा कथं शक्ष्यन्ति मे सुता:,तात संजय! भीमसेनकी गदा छींकेपर रखनेयोग्य, चार हाथ लंबी और छ: कोणोंसे विभूषित है। उस अत्यन्त तेजस्विनी गदाका स्पर्श भी दुःखदायक है। जब भीम उसे मेरे पुत्रोंपर चलायेगा, तब वे उसका आघात कैसे सह सकेंगे?
Transliteration
śaikyāṃ tāta catuṣkiṣkuṃ ṣaḍasrim amitaujasam | prahitāṃ duḥkhasaṃsparśāṃ kathaṃ śakṣyanti me sutāḥ, tāta sañjaya ||
Translation
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “Dear son Sañjaya, Bhīmasena’s iron mace is four cubits long, six-edged, and of immeasurable might. Even its touch is painful. When Bhīma hurls it against my sons, how will they be able to endure its crushing blows?”
Word by Word
शैक्याम्made of śaikya/iron (mace)
शैक्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशैक्या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तातO dear (son)!
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
चतुष्किष्कुम्four-kiṣku long (four cubits)
चतुष्किष्कुम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुष्किष्कु
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
षट्six
षट्:
TypeAdjective
Rootषट्
अस्रिम्edge/angle (facet)
अस्रिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्रि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अमितौजसम्of immeasurable power
अमितौजसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअमित-ओजस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्रहिताम्hurled/sent forth
प्रहिताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-हिता
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
दुःखसंस्पर्शाम्whose touch is painful
दुःखसंस्पर्शाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदुःख-संस्पर्शा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
शक्ष्यन्तिwill be able (to endure)
शक्ष्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootशक्
FormFuture, Third, Plural
मेof me / my
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
सुताःsons
सुताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DhṛtarāṣṭraS
SañjayaB
Bhīmasena (Bhīma)T
the mace (gadā)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes