Shloka 41

Bhīṣma’s Fall, the Arrow-bed (śara-talpa), and the Establishment of Guard

Devanagari script

एष चातिरणे भीष्मो दहते वै महाचमूम्‌ । युद्धेषु सदूशस्तात यमस्य वरुणस्य च,'तात! ये भीष्म रणक्षेत्रमें यमराज और वरुणके समान पराक्रम दिखाते हुए पाण्डवोंकी विशाल सेनाको अत्यन्त दग्ध कर रहे हैं!

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

eṣa cātiraṇe bhīṣmo dahate vai mahācāmūm |

yuddheṣu sadṛśas tāta yamasya varuṇasya ca ||

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: «Oh gran rey, aquí Bhīṣma, en lo más recio del combate, está abrasando en verdad al vasto ejército. En la guerra, su poder se asemeja al de Yama y al de Varuṇa».

Word by Word

• एषः: this (man)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अतिरणे: in the great battle / in the thick of battle
• अतिरणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिरण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दहते: burns / scorches
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• महाचमूम्: the great army
• महाचमूम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाचमू
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• युद्धेषु: in battles
• युद्धेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• सदृशः: like / similar (to)
• सदृशः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तात: O dear one / O son
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यमस्य: of Yama
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वरुणस्य: of Varuna
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīṣma
• Yama
• Varuṇa
• Pāṇḍava army (mahācāmū)