Shloka 17
भीष्मरथाभिमुख्यं — Arjuna’s advance with Śikhaṇḍin; Duḥśāsana’s interception
Devanagari script
रथी रथिनमासाद्य प्राहिणोद् यमसादनम् । तथेतरान् समासाद्य नरनागाश्चसादिन:,रथीने रथीका सामना करके उसे यमलोक पहुँचा दिया। पैदल, हाथीसवार और घुड़सवारोंने भी एक-दूसरेसे भिड़कर ऐसा ही किया
Transliteration
sañjaya uvāca | rathī rathinam āsādya prāhiṇod yamasādanam | tathā itarān samāsādya nara-nāgāś ca sādināḥ |
Translation
रथी ने रथी का सामना करके उसे यमलोक पहुँचा दिया। इसी प्रकार पैदल, हाथीसवार और घुड़सवार भी अपने-अपने प्रतिद्वन्द्वियों से भिड़कर उन्हें यमधाम भेजने लगे।
Word by Word
रथीa chariot-warrior
रथी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरथिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रथिनम्a chariot-warrior (opponent)
रथिनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथिन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आसाद्यhaving approached/encountered
आसाद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootआ + सद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral in gerund), Non-finite
प्राहिणोत्sent/caused to go
प्राहिणोत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + हि (प्रेषणे)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
यमसादनम्the abode of Yama (death)
यमसादनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयमसादन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तथाthus/likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
इतरान्others (the rest)
इतरान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootइतर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
समासाद्यhaving met/encountered
समासाद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + आ + सद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral in gerund), Non-finite
नरनागाःmen like elephants (mighty warriors)
नरनागाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनरनाग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
असादयन्they felled/laid low (sent to death)
असादयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + सद् (विनाशे/निपाते) / causative sense
Formलङ् (Imperfect), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaY
YamaY
Yamasādana (abode of Yama)R
ratha (chariot)R
rathī (chariot-warrior)N
nara (infantrymen)N
nāga (elephant/elephant-corps)S
sādin (horseman)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes