Shloka 13

Bhīṣma–Arjuna Strategic Engagement at Virāṭa’s Frontier (भीष्मार्जुनयुद्धम्)

Devanagari script

तौ समाजघ्नतुर्वीरावन्योन्यं पुरुषर्षभौ । शरैराशीविषाकारैज्वलद्धिरिव पन्नगै:,वे दोनों पुरुषसिंह वीर विषधर सर्पके समान आकारवाले जलते हुए-से बाणोंद्वारा एक-दूसरेको चोट पहुँचाने लगे

Transliteration

tau samājaghnatur vīrāv anyonyaṁ puruṣarṣabhau | śarair āśīviṣākārair jvaladdhir iva pannagaiḥ ||

Translation

ಆ ಇಬ್ಬರು ಪುರುಷರ್ಷಭ ವೀರರು ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಹೊಡೆದಾಡಿದರು. ಅವರ ಬಾಣಗಳು ವಿಷಸರ್ಪಗಳ ಆಕಾರದಂತಿದ್ದು, ಹೊತ್ತಿ ಉರಿಯುವ ಪನ್ನಗಗಳಂತೆ ಜ್ವಲಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು।

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• समाजघ्नतुः: they two struck/attacked
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + हन्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

• वीरौ: two heroes
• वीरौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अन्योन्यम्: each other (mutually)
• अन्योन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अन्योन्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular, reciprocal adverbial accusative

• पुरुषर्षभौ: two bulls among men / best of men
• पुरुषर्षभौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

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

• आशीविषाकारैः: having the form of venomous serpents
• आशीविषाकारैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आशीविषाकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• ज्वलद्भिः: blazing, flaming
• ज्वलद्भिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वलत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural, Present active participle (शतृ)

• इव: like, as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• पन्नगैः: with serpents
• पन्नगैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• two unnamed warriors (puruṣarṣabhau)
• arrows (śara)