Shloka 21

भीष्मस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति उपालम्भः

Bhīṣma’s Reproof to Duryodhana

Devanagari script

ततः पुनरमेयात्मा शरवर्ष दुरासदम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ punar ameyātmā śaravarṣaṃ durāsadam

Translation

ನಂತರ ಆ ಅಮೇಯಾತ್ಮ ಯೋಧನು ಮತ್ತೆ ತಡೆಯಲಾಗದ ಬಾಣವೃಷ್ಟಿಯನ್ನು ಸುರಿಸಿದನು.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereafter')

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनर्
• Form: Avyaya

• अमेयात्मा: he whose nature is immeasurable (immeasurable-souled)
• अमेयात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमेयात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• शरवर्षम्: a shower of arrows
• शरवर्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरवर्ष
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• दुरासदम्: hard to withstand/assail
• दुरासदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरासद
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical demand of steadfastness in crisis: in war, overwhelming force tests discipline and courage, and a warrior’s greatness is shown not only by power but by sustained resolve and effectiveness under dharma-bound duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a mighty, immeasurable-souled fighter again releases a dense, hard-to-resist barrage of arrows, indicating a renewed surge of offensive action and a heightened intensity in the battle.