Shloka 23

Devanagari script

स ताड्यमानो बहुभिर्भीमसेनो महाबल: । पज्चभि: पज्चश्रि: सर्वास्तानविध्यच्छितै: शरै:,बहुत-से योद्धाओंकी मार खाकर महाबली भीमसेनने उन सबको पाँच-पाँच तीखे बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया

Transliteration

sa tāḍyamāno bahubhir bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ | pañcabhiḥ pañcaśaḥ sarvāṁs tān avidhyac chitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Though struck again and again by many warriors, the mighty Bhīmasena, unshaken in strength, swiftly pierced every one of them with five razor-sharp arrows each—answering assault with disciplined, measured force amid the chaos of battle.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ताड्यमानः: being struck
• ताड्यमानः: Karta
• Type: Verb-derived Adjective
• Root: ताड्
• Form: शानच् (present passive participle), Passive, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बहुभिः: by many (persons/warriors)
• बहुभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबलः: mighty/very strong
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral
• Root: पञ्चन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• पञ्चशः: five each / in groups of five
• पञ्चशः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्चन्
• Form: distributive adverb

• सर्वान्: all (of them)
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तान्: those (men)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अविध्यत्: pierced/wounded
• अविध्यत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd, Singular

• छितैः: sharp
• छितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• arrows (śara)