Shloka 17
Gāndhārī’s Battlefield Survey: The Fallen and the Onset of Funeral Rites (शल्य-भगीरथ-भीष्म-द्रोणादि-दर्शनम्)
Devanagari script
शरतल्पगतं भीष्ममूर्थ्वरेतसमच्युतम् । शयानं वीरशयने पश्य शूरनिषेविते,जो ऊध्वरेता ब्रह्मचारी रहकर कभी मर्यादासे च्युत नहीं हुए हैं, उन भीष्मको शूरसेवित वीरोचित शयन बाणशय्यापर सोते हुए देख लो
Transliteration
śarat-talpa-gataṃ bhīṣmam ūrdhva-retasam acyutam | śayānaṃ vīra-śayane paśya śūra-niṣevite ||
Translation
Pandanglah Bhīṣma yang terbaring di atas ranjang anak panah—seorang ūrdhvareta, brahmacārī yang tak pernah menyimpang dari batas ikrarnya—berbaring di pembaringan seorang pahlawan, dihormati dan dilayani para kesatria.
Word by Word
शरतल्पगतम्gone to (lying on) the bed of arrows
शरतल्पगतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशरतल्पगत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
भीष्मम्Bhishma
भीष्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ऊर्ध्वरेतसम्one of restrained semen; a celibate
ऊर्ध्वरेतसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootऊर्ध्वरेतस्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अच्युतम्unfallen; not deviating (from dharma)
अच्युतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअच्युत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शयानम्lying down
शयानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशी (धातु) → शयान
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वीरशयनेon the hero’s bed (warrior’s couch)
वीरशयने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवीरशयन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
पश्यsee; behold
पश्य:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperative, Second, Singular
शूरनिषेवितेfrequented/attended by heroes
शूरनिषेविते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootशूरनिषेवित
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaB
BhīṣmaB
bed of arrows (śara-talpa / bāṇa-śayyā)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes