Shloka 496

Devanagari script

न चक्ुस्ते रुजं तस्य रुक्मपुड्खा: शिलाशिता: । महारथी शिखण्डीने रणक्षेत्रमें जिनका प्रयोग किया था, वे शानपर चढ़ाकर तेज किये हुए सुवर्णमय पंखयुक्त बाण भीष्मजीके शरीरमें कोई घाव या पीड़ा नहीं उत्पन्न कर सके

Transliteration

na cakṣuste rujaṃ tasya rukmapuṅkhāḥ śilāśitāḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Even the gold-feathered arrows, honed sharp upon a whetstone, did not produce any wound or pain in him. Thus, on the battlefield, Śikhaṇḍin’s volleys failed to harm Bhīṣma—underscoring Bhīṣma’s extraordinary martial invulnerability and the fateful, dharma-laden conditions under which he could be brought down.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अकुस्ते: they caused / they made
• Type: Verb
• Root: अकु (अकुस्त)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, plural, Parasmaipada

• रुजम्: pain, hurt
• रुजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुज्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• रुक्मपुङ्खाः: having golden feathers (fletching)
• रुक्मपुङ्खाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुक्मपुङ्ख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शिलाशिताः: whetted on stone; sharpened
• शिलाशिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिलाशित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīṣma
• Śikhaṇḍin
• arrows (rukmapuṅkhāḥ)
• whetstone (śilā)