Shloka 26
Bhīṣma’s Appraisal of Kaurava Champions (भीष्मकृतः रथिनां गुणनिरूपणम्)
Devanagari script
मद्रराजो हेष्वास: शल्यो मेडतिरथो मतः,स्पर्थते वासुदेवेन नित्यं यो वै रणे रणे । महाधनुर्धर मद्रराज शल्यको भी मैं अतिरथी मानता हूँ, जो प्रत्येक युद्धमें सदा भगवान् श्रीकृष्णके साथ स्पर्धा रखते हैं
Transliteration
madrarājo heṣvāsāḥ śalyo medatiratho mataḥ | spardhate vāsudevena nityaṃ yo vai raṇe raṇe ||
Translation
Bhīṣma dijo: «Śalya, rey de Madra, es un maestro del arco; también lo tengo por un atiratha, un gran guerrero de carro. En cada batalla se mide sin cesar con Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa), buscando igualar su destreza».
Word by Word
मद्रराजःthe king of Madra
मद्रराजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमद्रराज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हेष्वासःhaving a neighing (excellent) bow; great archer
हेष्वासः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहेष्वास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शल्यःShalya
शल्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशल्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मेदतिरथःMedatiratha (a proper name/epithet)
मेदतिरथः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमेदतिरथ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मतःis considered / is regarded
मतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्पर्धतेcompetes, vies
स्पर्धते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootस्पर्ध्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
वासुदेवेनwith Vasudeva (Krishna)
वासुदेवेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवासुदेव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
रणेin battle (again; 'battle after battle')
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaŚ
ŚalyaM
MadraV
Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes