Shloka 32

Devanagari script

तस्य संदधतस्ती क्ष्णान्‌ शरांश्षासक्तमस्यत:

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Et tandis qu’il ajustait son arc et le bandait, il décochait sans relâche des flèches acérées—qui demeuraient fichées dans le corps de l’ennemi, comme une corde tressée de mort.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• संदधतः: while (he) was fixing/aiming (the weapon)
• संदधतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + धा
• Form: Present (Shatru-participle), Singular, Masculine, Genitive

• तीक्ष्णान्: sharp
• तीक्ष्णान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• शस्त्रासक्तम्: engaged in/attached to weapons (i.e., weapon-busy)
• शस्त्रासक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शस्त्र + आसक्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अस्यत्: (he) hurled/shot
• अस्यत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (क्षेपणे)
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

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