Shloka 23
Chapter 51: Saṃdhyākāla-saṃhāra
Evening Withdrawal after Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
Devanagari script
पराक्रान्तस्य तस्यैव भीष्मो5पि प्राहिणोच्छरान् | सतांश्रिच्छेद समरे भीष्मचापच्युतान् शरान्,तब भीष्मने भी उस पराक्रमी वीरपर बाणोंका प्रहार किया; परंतु अभिमन्युने रणभूमिमें भीष्मके धनुषसे छूटे हुए समस्त बाणोंको काट डाला
Transliteration
parākrāntasya tasyaiva bhīṣmo 'pi prāhiṇoc charān | satāṁśriccheda samare bhīṣmacāpacyutān śarān |
Translation
Maka Bhīṣma pun melepaskan panah-panahnya kepada sang kesatria perkasa itu; namun di tengah pertempuran Abhimanyu menebas habis setiap anak panah yang melesat dari busur Bhīṣma.
Word by Word
पराक्रान्तस्यof the valiant/one who had advanced
पराक्रान्तस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootपराक्रान्त (पर + आ + √क्रम्, क्त)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तस्यof him
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
प्राहिणोत्sent/shot forth
प्राहिणोत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + √हि (हिनोति)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
शरान्arrows
शरान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सतान्hundreds (of)
सतान्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootशत (संख्या)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
शरिच्छेदम्the cutting of arrows / arrow-cutting
शरिच्छेदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशर-च्छेद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
भीष्मचापच्युतान्released from Bhishma’s bow
भीष्मचापच्युतान्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootभीष्म-चाप-च्युत (√च्यु, क्त)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
शरान्arrows
शरान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
BhīṣmaA
AbhimanyuA
arrows (śara)B
bow (cāpa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes