Shloka 50
Bhūriśravas–Sātyaki Saṃvāda and Duel; Arjuna’s Intervention (भूरिश्रवाः–सात्यकि संवादः, युद्धम्, अर्जुन-हस्तक्षेपः)
Devanagari script
ततः साभरणोौ बाहू क्षुराभ्यां माधवोत्तम:
Transliteration
tataḥ sābharaṇau bāhū kṣurābhyāṃ mādhavottamaḥ
Translation
Sañjaya said: Then the foremost of the Mādhavas (Kṛṣṇa), taking up two sharp razors, set about the adorned arms—an image of deliberate, unsparing resolve amid the moral pressure of war.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (काल/क्रमवाचक)
साभरणौadorned (with ornaments)
साभरणौ:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसाभरण (सा-आभरण) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन
बाहूtwo arms
बाहू:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन
क्षुराभ्याम्with two razors/knives
क्षुराभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootक्षुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, द्विवचन
माधवोत्तमःMādhava, the best (i.e., Krishna)
माधवोत्तमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमाधव + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaM
Mādhavottama (Kṛṣṇa)K
kṣura (razor)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes