Shloka 116

Vāsudeva-Māhātmya: Duryodhana’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Theological Account of Keśava

Devanagari script

ततो दिश: सो<नुदिशकश्न पार्थ: शरै: सुधारै: समरे वितत्य । गाण्डीवशब्देन मनांसि तेषां किरीटमाली व्यथयाञज्चकार,तदनन्तर तीखी धारवाले बाणोंसे युद्धस्थलमें सम्पूर्ण दिशाओं और कोणोंको आच्छादित करके किरीटधारी अर्जुनने गाण्डीव धनुषकी टंकारसे कौरवोंके मनमें भारी व्यथा उत्पन्न कर दी

Transliteration

tato diśaḥ so’nudiśaś ca pārthaḥ śaraiḥ sudhāraiḥ samare vitatya | gāṇḍīvaśabdena manāṃsi teṣāṃ kirīṭamālī vyathayāṃ cakāra ||

Translation

त्यानंतर पार्थ अर्जुनाने रणभूमीवर तीक्ष्ण धारांच्या बाणांनी सर्व दिशा व उपदिशा व्यापून टाकल्या; आणि गाण्डीवाच्या घनघोर टंकाराने किरीटधारीने शत्रूंच्या मनात तीव्र व्यथा निर्माण केली.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: feminine, accusative, plural

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अनुदिशः: intermediate directions (quarters)
• अनुदिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुदिश्
• Form: feminine, accusative, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable

• पार्थः: Arjuna (son of Pritha)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• सुधारैः: well-pointed / sharp-edged
• सुधारैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुधार
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural (agreeing with शरैः)

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• वितत्य: having spread/covered
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-तन्
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable; from √तन् with prefix वि-

• गाण्डीवशब्देन: by the sound (twang) of the Gāṇḍīva
• गाण्डीवशब्देन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाण्डीव-शब्द
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• मनांसि: minds
• मनांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• तेषाम्: of them (the Kauravas)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

• किरीटमाली: the crown-wearing one
• किरीटमाली: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किरीट-मालिन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• व्यथयाञ्चकार: caused distress / afflicted
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यथयाम्-चकार (कृ)
• Form: periphrastic perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Gāṇḍīva (bow)
• Kauravas (implied by 'teṣām' in context)