Shloka 49

भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः

Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt

Devanagari script

वेग॑ चक्रे महावेगो धनुज्यामवमृज्य च । ततः सत्यजितश्चापं छित्त्वा राजानमभ्ययात्‌

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | vegaṃ cakre mahāvego dhanujyām avamṛjya ca | tataḥ satyajitaś cāpaṃ chittvā rājānam abhyayāt |

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: Arjuna, sang Pārtha yang maha-cepat, menghimpun lajunya; setelah mengusap dan membetulkan tali busurnya, ia mulai melepaskan anak panah dengan daya yang besar. Lalu, setelah mematahkan busur Satyajit, ia maju menghadapi Raja Drupada.

Word by Word

• वेगम्: speed, impetus
• वेगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रे: made, produced
• चक्रे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Atmanepada

• महावेगः: very swift (one)
• महावेगः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावेग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धनुज्याम्: bowstring
• धनुज्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुज्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अवमृज्य: having wiped/cleansed
• अवमृज्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-मृज्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral

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

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• सत्यजितः: Satyajit
• सत्यजितः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यजित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चापम्: bow
• चापम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• छित्त्वा: having cut
• छित्त्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्ययात्: approached, advanced toward
• अभ्ययात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-या
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• Satyajit
• Drupada (king of Pāñcāla)
• bow (dhanuḥ/cāpa)
• bowstring (jyā)