Shloka 17

Adhyāya 104 — Śikhaṇḍin-puraskāraḥ (Śikhaṇḍin as Vanguard) and Bhīṣma’s Counter-Advance

Devanagari script

संधारयाणश्न शरान्‌ हेमपुड्खान्‌ महाबल:ः

Transliteration

sandhārayāṇaś śarān hemapuṅkhān mahābalaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Le puissant guerrier, portant des flèches au plumage d’or, demeura inébranlable ; sa préparation au combat se lisait dans les armes mêmes qu’il tenait.

Word by Word

• संधारयाणः: holding up / bearing
• संधारयाणः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: संधारयत् (संधारय् + शतृ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरान्: arrows
• शरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• हेमपुङ्खान्: gold-feathered (with golden fletching)
• हेमपुङ्खान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमपुङ्ख
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• महाबलः: the mighty one / of great strength
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• arrows (śara)
• golden fletching (hemapuṅkha)