Shloka 31

भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas

Devanagari script

तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम कुन्तीपुत्रस्य पौरुषम्‌ । द्रोणेन वार्यमाणो5पि निजघ्ने यत्‌ सुतांस्तव

Transliteration

tatrādbhutam apaśyāma kuntīputrasya pauruṣam | droṇena vāryamāṇo 'pi nijaghne yat sutāṁs tava ||

Translation

There we witnessed something astonishing—the heroic prowess of Kuntī’s son. Even though Droṇa tried to restrain him, he struck down your sons.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• अद्भुतम्: a wonder, something marvelous
• अद्भुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अपश्याम: I saw
• अपश्याम: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 1st, Singular

• कुन्तीपुत्रस्य: of Kunti's son
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्तीपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पौरुषम्: manliness, valor
• पौरुषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरुष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• द्रोणेन: by Drona
• द्रोणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वार्यमाणः: being restrained/checked
• Type: Verb
• Root: वार्यमाण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle), Passive

• अपि: even, although
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• निजघ्ने: he slew
• निजघ्ने: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• यत्: that which / namely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद्

• सुतान्: sons
• सुतान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तव: of you/your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kuntī
• Kuntīputra (Arjuna)
• Droṇa
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Kaurava sons (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons)