Shloka 48

युधिष्ठिरस्य कृष्णार्जुनादि-समाश्वासनम्

Yudhiṣṭhira’s reassurance and praise of Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, Bhīma, and Sātyaki

Devanagari script

अथापरै: सुनिशितैर्भल्लैस्तेषां महायशा:

Transliteration

athāparaiḥ suniśitaiḥ bhallaiḥ teṣāṃ mahāyaśāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, with other razor-sharp bhalla arrows, the greatly renowned warrior again struck at them—pressing the battle forward with relentless precision amid the moral darkness of war.

Word by Word

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

• अपरैः: by other (ones)
• अपरैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सुनिशितैः: by very sharp (ones)
• सुनिशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुनिशित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• भल्लैः: with bhalla-arrows (broad-headed shafts)
• भल्लैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• महायशाः: the greatly renowned (hero)
• महायशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• bhalla arrows