Shloka 27

नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च

Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault

Devanagari script

शिखण्डी तु महाराज गौतमस्य महद्‌ धनु:

Transliteration

śikhaṇḍī tu mahārāja gautamasya mahad dhanuḥ

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: Oh gran rey, Śikhaṇḍī empuñaba el poderoso arco que pertenecía a Gautama.

Word by Word

• शिखण्डी: Shikhandi
• शिखण्डी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• गौतमस्य: of Gautama
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महत्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śikhaṇḍī
• Gautama
• bow
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sañjaya