Shloka 473
नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च
Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault
Devanagari script
न किंचिद् विदुरात्मानमयमस्मीति भारत । भारत! उस रात्रिके समय जब वह भयंकर कोलाहलपूर्ण संग्राम चल रहा था, तब योद्धाओंको कुछ भी पता नहीं चलता था। वे अपने-आपके विषयमें भी यह नहीं जान पाते थेकि “मैं अमुक हूँ
Transliteration
na kiñcid vidur ātmānam ayam asmīti bhārata |
Translation
Sañjaya said: O Bhārata, in that night, while the dreadful battle roared with tumult, the warriors could make out nothing clearly. In the confusion they could not even recognize themselves—unable to know, ‘I am this person.’
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
किञ्चित्anything; something (at all)
किञ्चित्:
Karma
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिञ्चित्
विदुःthey knew
विदुः:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3, Plural, Parasmaipada
आत्मानम्self
आत्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अयम्this (person)
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent (Laṭ), 1, Singular, Parasmaipada
इतिthus; '...'
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
भारतO Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as Bhārata)W
warriors (yoddhāḥ)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes