Shloka 32

भीष्मस्य अप्रतिमपराक्रमः — शिखण्डिपुरस्कृतः प्रहारः

Bhīṣma’s unmatched momentum and the assault with Śikhaṇḍin in the lead

Devanagari script

ततोडर्जुनो जातमन्युर्वाष्णेयं वीक्ष्य पीडितम्‌

Transliteration

tato 'rjuno jātamanyur vāṣṇeyam vīkṣya pīḍitam

Translation

Sanjaya said: Then Arjuna, his anger aroused, seeing Vāṣṇeya (Krishna) being afflicted, became incensed—his wrath rising in response to the suffering of his charioteer and guide amid the turmoil of battle.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable adverb)

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

• जातमन्युः: whose anger had arisen; enraged
• जातमन्युः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जातमन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वाष्णेयम्: the descendant of Vृष्णि (Krishna)
• वाष्णेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाष्णेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीक्ष्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable; from √वीक्ष् 'to see'

• पीडितम्: afflicted, distressed, tormented
• पीडितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीडित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular (past passive participle from √पीड्)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Krishna (Vāṣṇeya)