Shloka 34

भीष्मवधोपाय-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into the means to overcome Bhīṣma) | Chapter 103

Devanagari script

ततः शरसहसैस्तां पाण्डवानां महाचमूम्‌ । व्यद्रावयद्‌ रणे रक्षो दर्शयन्‌ स्वपराक्रमम्‌,उस समय राक्षसने अपना पराक्रम दिखाते हुए रणक्षेत्रमें सहस्रों बाणोंद्वारा पाण्डवोंकी उस विशाल सेनाको खदेड़ना आरम्भ किया

Transliteration

tataḥ śara-sahasrais tāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahā-camūṃ vyadrāvayad raṇe rakṣo darśayan sva-parākramam

Translation

Kemudian, sang rākṣasa—sambil memperlihatkan keperkasaannya—mulai memukul mundur bala besar Pāṇḍava di medan perang dengan ribuan anak panah.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from that/then')

• शर-सहसैः: with thousands of arrows
• शर-सहसैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर-सहस
• Form: neuter, instrumental, plural

• ताम्: that (her/it)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pandavas
• पाण्डवानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• महा-चमूम्: the great army
• महा-चमूम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-चमू
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• व्यद्रावयत्: drove away / routed
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु (द्रावयति, caus.)
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), causative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• रक्षः: the Rakshasa (demon)
• रक्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• दर्शयन्: showing
• दर्शयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (दर्शयति, caus.)
• Form: present active participle, causative, masculine, nominative, singular

• स्व-पराक्रमम्: his own prowess
• स्व-पराक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-पराक्रम
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• rākṣasa
• battlefield (raṇa)
• arrows (śara)