Shloka 15

Bhīṣma–Karṇa Saṃvāda on the Śaraśayyā (भीष्म–कर्ण संवादः शरशय्यायाम्)

Devanagari script

रथिन: सादिनश्चापि तत्र तत्र निषूदिता: । दृश्यन्ते बहवो राजन्‌ वेपमाना: समन्ततः

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | rathinaḥ sādināś cāpi tatra tatra niṣūditāḥ | dṛśyante bahavo rājan vepamānāḥ samantataḥ | ekaikaṃ tribhir ānarcchat kaḍukabarhiṇavājitaiḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya dit : «Ô Roi, bien des guerriers de char et des cavaliers furent abattus çà et là ; de tous côtés on les voyait trembler et se tordre. Il frappa chacun de trois flèches—des traits garnis de plumes de vautour—leur infligeant une douleur vive et jetant la confusion sur le champ de bataille.»

Word by Word

• रथिनः: chariot-warriors
• रथिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सादिनः: horsemen
• सादिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सादिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• तत्र: here and there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• निषूदिताः: slain / struck down
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निषूदित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दृश्यन्ते: are seen / appear
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada, Passive

• बहवः: many
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• वेपमानाः: trembling
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेपमान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

• एकैकम्: each one (individually)
• एकैकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकैक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• आनर्च्छत्: he struck / he pierced / he hit
• Type: Verb
• Root: ऋच्छ्
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कडुकबर्हिणवाजितैः: with arrows furnished with (kadūka/peacock-)feathers (as fletching)
• कडुकबर्हिणवाजितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कडुक-बर्हिण-वाजित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'rājan')
• rathin (chariot-warriors)
• sādin (horsemen/cavalry)
• arrows (three each)
• vulture-feathers (arrow-fletching)