Mahabharata — Bhishma Parva, Shloka 36
Daśame’hani Bhīṣma-yuddham — Śikhaṇḍī-rakṣaṇa, Arjuna-prabhāva, Duryodhana-āśraya-vākyam
Devanagari script
विषाणेन च तेनैव कुम्भे5भ्याहत्य दन्तिनम् । पातयामास समरे दण्डहस्त इवान्तक:
Translation
संजय बोले—फिर उसी दाँत से उसके कुम्भस्थल पर प्रहार करके उन्होंने उस हाथी को समर में गिरा दिया—मानो दण्डधारी अन्तक (यम) हो।
Word by Word
विषाणेनwith the tusk/horn
विषाणेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविषाण
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तेनwith that (same one)
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
कुम्भेon the temple (of the elephant)
कुम्भे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकुम्भ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अभ्याहत्यhaving struck (violently)
अभ्याहत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-आ-हन्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
दन्तिनम्the tusked one/elephant
दन्तिनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदन्तिन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पातयामासcaused to fall / felled
पातयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootपत् (caus. पातय-)
FormPerfect (periphrastic), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
दण्डहस्तःthe one with a staff in hand (Yama)
दण्डहस्तः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदण्डहस्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अन्तकःDeath (Yama)
अन्तकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes