Shloka 30

Adhyāya 107 — बहुयुद्धप्रकरणम्

Multiple Defensive Engagements to Protect Bhīṣma

Devanagari script

तस्यायसीं महाशक्तिं चिक्षेपाथ पितामह: । हेमचित्रां महावेगां नागकन्योपमां शुभाम्‌,पितामहने सात्यकिपर लोहेकी बनी हुई एक विशाल शक्ति चलायी, जो सुवर्णजटित, अत्यन्त वेगशालिनी तथा सर्पिणीके समान आकारवाली एवं सुन्दर थी

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | tasyāyasīṁ mahāśaktiṁ cikṣepātha pitāmahaḥ | hemacitrāṁ mahāvegāṁ nāgakanyopamāṁ śubhām |

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「すると祖父は彼に向けて、巨大な鉄の槍を投げ放った。黄金で飾られ、凄まじい勢いで飛び、麗しく、蛇女のごとき姿に作られていた。」

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that (of Sātyaki)
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• आयसीम्: made of iron
• आयसीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयस (आयसी-)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• महाशक्तिम्: a great spear/weapon (śakti)
• महाशक्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाशक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• चिक्षेप: threw/cast
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• पितामहः: the grandsire (Bhīṣma)
• पितामहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हेमचित्राम्: adorned/variegated with gold
• हेमचित्राम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमचित्रा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• महावेगाम्: of great speed/impetus
• महावेगाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावेगा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• नागकन्या: a nāga-maiden (serpent-girl)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागकन्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• उपमाम्: like; comparable to
• उपमाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: उपमा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• शुभाम्: beautiful/auspicious
• शुभाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pitāmaha (Bhīṣma)
• mahāśakti (iron spear/javelin)