Shloka 82

भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ११०: पार्थभीमयोः प्रहारः तथा भीष्माभिमुखं संग्रामविस्तारः

Arjuna and Bhima’s pressure; escalation toward Bhishma

Devanagari script

जानन्ति च भवन्तो$5पि सर्वमेतद्‌ यथातथम्‌ | अर्जुन: समरे शूर: पुरस्कृत्य शिखण्डिनम्‌

Transliteration

jānanti ca bhavanto 'pi sarvam etad yathātatham | arjunaḥ samare śūraḥ puraskṛtya śikhaṇḍinam ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “You all, too, know all this exactly as it is. Yet Arjuna—heroic in battle—advanced with Śikhaṇḍin placed in front.”

Word by Word

• जानन्ति: they know
• जानन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Lat, Present, 3, Plural, Parasmaipada

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

• भवन्तः: you (honored persons)
• भवन्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यथा: as/how
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• तथम्: so/thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शूरः: heroic/brave
• शूरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरस्कृत्य: having placed in front; having put forward
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुरस्-कृ
• Form: Absolutive (Tumun/ktvā-type), क्त्वा (ल्यप्), Active

• शिखण्डिनम्: Shikhandin
• शिखण्डिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Arjuna
• Śikhaṇḍin