Shloka 19
Devanagari script
नादं महान्तं मुक्त्वा स मूर्च्छितो गिरिमूर्धनि
Transliteration
nādaṃ mahāntaṃ muktvā sa mūrcchito girimūrdhani
Translation
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—മഹാനാദം മുഴക്കി, അവൻ പർവ്വതശിഖരത്തിൽ ബോധംകെട്ട് വീണു.
Word by Word
नादम्sound, cry
नादम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनाद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
महान्तम्great, loud
महान्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मुक्त्वाhaving uttered/let out
मुक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootमुच्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), Non-finite
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मूर्च्छितःfainted, unconscious
मूर्च्छितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमूर्च्छित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
गिरि-मूर्धनिon the mountain-top
गिरि-मूर्धनि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगिरिमूर्धन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
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Bhīṣma (speaker)G
giri (mountain)G
girimūrdhan (mountain summit)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the limits of the embodied condition: even after a forceful outward expression (a great cry), a person may be overcome by emotion, fear, grief, or exhaustion and lose consciousness. In ethical reflection, it underscores compassion and realism about human vulnerability rather than harsh judgment.
Bhīṣma describes a moment where a person, after uttering a loud, intense cry, collapses unconscious on a mountain summit—suggesting a sudden crisis or overwhelming experience that physically incapacitates him.