Shloka 563

भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्

Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash

Devanagari script

तथैव चापनिर्घोष॑ चक्रतुस्तोौ महारथौ । वे दोनों महारथी सिंहनादसे मिला हुआ शंखनाद करते और धनुषकी टंकार फैलाते रहते थे

Transliteration

tathaiva cāpanirghoṣaṃ cakratus tau mahārathau |

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Demikian pula kedua maharathi itu terus meniup sangkakala disertai pekik laksana singa, dan menggemakan dentang busur mereka ke segenap penjuru.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in the same manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

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

• अपनिर्घोषम्: a loud sound/uproar (resounding noise)
• अपनिर्घोषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपनिर्घोष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रतुः: they made, they produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• महारथौ: two great chariot-warriors
• महारथौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• two mahārathas (unspecified)
• conch (śaṅkha, implied by context)
• bow (cāpa)