Shloka 33
भीष्मस्य मण्डलव्यूहः — Bhīṣma’s Maṇḍala Battle-Formation and the Opening Engagements
Devanagari script
लोहितायति चादित्ये त्वरमाणो धनंजय: । पजञ्चविंशतिसाहस्रानु निजघान महारथान्
Transliteration
lohitāyati cāditye tvaramāṇo dhanañjayaḥ | pañcaviṃśati-sāhasrān u nijaghāna mahārathān ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: As the sun turned red, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), pressing on with urgency, struck down twenty-five thousand great chariot-warriors. The verse underscores the relentless momentum of battle as daylight wanes, and the grave moral weight of mass slaughter carried out in the name of a chosen cause and duty.
Word by Word
लोहितायतिbecomes red, reddens
लोहितायति:
TypeVerb
Rootलोहिताय (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आदित्येwhen/while the sun (is ...); in the sun
आदित्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
त्वरमाणःhastening
त्वरमाणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootत्वर (धातु)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
धनंजयःDhanañjaya (Arjuna)
धनंजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधनंजय
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
पञ्चविंशतिसाहस्रान्twenty-five thousand
पञ्चविंशतिसाहस्रान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्चविंशतिसाहस्र
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
नुindeed, then (emphatic particle)
नु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
निजघानslew, struck down
निजघान:
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्ष/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन
महारथान्great chariot-warriors
महारथान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहारथ
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)Ā
Āditya (the Sun)M
mahārathas (great chariot-warriors)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes