Shloka 19

भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः

Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify

Devanagari script

तेनावध्या रणे पार्था जययुक्ताश्च पार्थिव । तव पुत्रा दुरात्मान: पापेष्वभिरता: सदा

Transliteration

tenāvadhyā raṇe pārthā jayayuktāś ca pārthiva | tava putrā durātmānaḥ pāpeṣv abhiratāḥ sadā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Therefore, O king, the sons of Pṛthā are invincible in battle and steadfastly aligned with victory. But your sons are of wicked intent, ever delighting in sinful courses.”

Word by Word

• तेन: by that (means/therefore)
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अवध्याः: not to be slain, invincible
• अवध्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवध्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पार्थाः: the sons of Pṛthā (Pāṇḍavas)
• पार्थाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जययुक्ताः: endowed with victory, victorious
• जययुक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जय-युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• पार्थिव: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दुरात्मानः: evil-souled, wicked
• दुरात्मानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पापेषु: in sins, in evil deeds
• पापेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• अभिरताः: engaged, devoted
• अभिरताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-रम (धातु: रमँ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārthāḥ (Pāṇḍavas)
• Pārthiva (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• Kauravas (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons)