Shloka 54

भीष्मवधोपाय-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into the means to overcome Bhīṣma) | Chapter 103

Devanagari script

यथा देवासुरे युद्धे शक्रशम्बरयो: पुरा

Transliteration

yathā devāsure yuddhe śakraśambarayoḥ purā

Translation

പുരാതനകാലത്ത് ദേവാസുരസംഗ്രാമത്തിൽ ശക്രനും ശംബരനും തമ്മിൽ ഉണ്ടായതുപോലെ…

Word by Word

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• देवासुरे: in the (battle of) gods and asuras
• देवासुरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवासुर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शक्रशम्बरयोः: of Śakra and Śambara
• शक्रशम्बरयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र-शम्बर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• पुरा: formerly, in olden times
• पुरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śakra (Indra)
• Śambara
• Devas
• Asuras