Shloka 29

Vāsudeva-Māhātmya: Duryodhana’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Theological Account of Keśava

Devanagari script

न हि मोघ: शर: कश्चिदासीद्‌ भीष्मस्य संयुगे

Transliteration

na hi moghaḥ śaraḥ kaścid āsīd bhīṣmasya saṁyuge

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: En aquella batalla, ni una sola flecha de Bhīṣma fue en vano; cada disparo halló su blanco, mostrando su disciplina marcial sin par y la sombría inevitabilidad de las consecuencias de la guerra.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• मोघः: vain/fruitless
• मोघः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोघ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• कश्चित्: any (one)
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आसीत्: was/existed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भीष्मस्य: of Bhishma
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīṣma
• śara (arrow)
• saṁyuga (battlefield/combat)