Shloka 71

Bhīṣma-nipāta-saṃvāda — Sañjaya’s Report of Bhīṣma’s Fall (भीष्मनिपातसंवादः)

Devanagari script

शरशक्तिमहाखड्गतोमराक्षां महाभयाम्‌ | प्राविशन्‌ कितवा मन्दा: सभां युद्धदुरासदाम्‌

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | śaraśakti-mahākhaḍga-tomara-ṛkṣāṃ mahābhayām | prāviśan kitavā mandāḥ sabhāṃ yuddha-durāsadām ||

Translation

Dijo Dhṛtarāṣṭra: «Aquellos necios tahúres entraron en aquel gran salón—hecho terrible por flechas, lanzas, enormes espadas, jabalinas y osos—difícil de asaltar en la batalla».

Word by Word

• शर: arrow
• शर: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शक्ति: spear, lance
• शक्ति: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाखड्ग: great sword
• महाखड्ग: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाखड्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तोमर: javelin
• तोमर: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोमर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अक्षाम्: dice (game)
• अक्षाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• महाभयाम्: very fearful, causing great fear
• महाभयाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभया
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राविशन्: entered
• प्राविशन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural

• कितवाः: gamblers, cheats
• कितवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कितव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मन्दाः: dull, foolish
• मन्दाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सभाम्: assembly hall
• सभाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• युद्ध: battle, war
• युद्ध: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दुरासदाम्: hard to approach/assail
• दुरासदाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरासदा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• sabhā (assembly hall)
• weapons: arrows (śara), spears (śakti), great swords (mahākhaḍga), javelins (tomara)
• bears (ṛkṣa)