Shloka 42

भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्

Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash

Devanagari script

गाड़ेयस्तु रणे पार्थमानर्च्छन्नवभि: शरै:

Transliteration

gāḍeyas tu raṇe pārtham ānarcchann avabhiḥ śaraiḥ

Translation

रणात गाडेयाने पार्थ (अर्जुन) याच्यावर नऊ बाणांनी प्रहार केला.

Word by Word

• गाडेयः: Gāḍeya (a warrior/person named Gāḍeya)
• गाडेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाडेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पार्थम्: Pārtha (Arjuna)
• पार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनर्च्छत्: attacked/assailed; went upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: ऋच्छ् (धातु) + अनु-
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• नवभिः: with nine
• नवभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Gāḍeya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• arrows (śara)