Shloka 15

Śaineya–Bhūriśravas: Genealogy, Svayaṃvara Contest, and the Maheśvara Boon

Devanagari script

अथापरेण भल्लेन हेमपुड्खेन पत्रिणा । धनुश्वचिच्छेद समरे माधवस्य महात्मन:,इसके बाद सुवर्णमय पंखवाले दूसरे भल्लसे आचार्यने समरांगणमें महामनस्वी सात्यकिके धनुषको भी खण्डित कर दिया

Transliteration

athāpareṇa bhallena hemapuṅkhena patriṇā | dhanuś caccheda samare mādhavasya mahātmanaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, with another broad-headed arrow, feathered with gold and winged for swift flight, he cut down in the midst of battle the bow of the noble Mādhava. The scene underscores the relentless skill of warriors in war, where even revered heroes face sudden reversals, and where prowess is tested without partiality amid the harsh ethics of the battlefield.

Word by Word

• अथ: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अपरेण: with another/with a second
• अपरेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भल्लेन: with a bhalla-arrow
• भल्लेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• हेमपुङ्खेन: with golden-feathered (arrow)
• हेमपुङ्खेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमपुङ्ख
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• पत्रिणा: feathered/winged (arrow)
• पत्रिणा: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पत्रिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चिच्छेद: cut/broke
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• माधवस्य: of Mādhava
• माधवस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled
• महात्मनः: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhalla (broad-headed arrow)
• Bow (dhanuḥ)
• Mādhava