Shloka 5
भीष्मपतनविषये धृतराष्ट्रस्य प्रश्नाः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Questions on Bhīṣma’s Fall
Devanagari script
हयानां च गजानां च राज्ञां चामिततेजसाम् । प्रत्यक्ष यन््मया दृष्ट॑ दृष्ट योगबलेन च
Translation
भूपाल! हाथियों, घोड़ों तथा अमिततेजस्वी राजाओं के विषय में जो कुछ मैंने अपनी आँखों से देखा है और योगबल से जिसका साक्षात्कार किया है, वही सब वृत्तान्त मैं कह रहा हूँ—सुनिए।
Word by Word
हयानाम्of horses
हयानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootहय
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
गजानाम्of elephants
गजानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगज
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
राज्ञाम्of kings
राज्ञाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अमिततेजसाम्of those of immeasurable splendor
अमिततेजसाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअमिततेजस्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
प्रत्यक्षम्directly, before the eyes
प्रत्यक्षम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रत्यक्ष
यत्which/what
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormInstrumental, Singular
दृष्टम्seen
दृष्टम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular
दृष्टयोगबलेनby the power of yoga (by yogic vision)
दृष्टयोगबलेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदृष्ट-योग-बल
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भूपालO king (protector of the earth)
भूपाल:
TypeNoun
Rootभूपाल
FormMasculine, Vocative, 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