Shloka 25

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

अपारमप्लवागाध॑ समुद्र शरवेगिनम्‌ । भीमसेनमयं दुर्ग तात मन्दास्तितीर्षव:

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra berkata: “Wahai anak, Bhīmasena bagaikan samudra yang tak bertepi dan sukar diseberangi; tiada perahu untuk menyeberanginya, tiada pula dasar yang dapat diselami—anak panah adalah lajunya. Namun putra-putraku yang dungu tetap ingin menyeberangi samudra ganas yang bernama Bhīmasena itu.”

Word by Word

• अपारम्: boundless
• अपारम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपार
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अप्लव-अगाधम्: without a boat and unfathomable
• अप्लव-अगाधम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्लव + अगाध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समुद्रम्: ocean
• समुद्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शर-वेगिनम्: having arrows as its speed
• शर-वेगिनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शर + वेगिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमसेनमयम्: consisting of Bhimasena / made of Bhimasena
• भीमसेनमयम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमसेन + मय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दुर्गम्: hard-to-cross stronghold; difficult passage
• दुर्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तात: O dear father / O sire
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• मन्दाः: dull-witted; foolish
• मन्दाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तितीर्षवः: wishing to cross
• तितीर्षवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तितीर्षु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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