Shloka 19

Adhyāya 74 (Book 6, Bhīṣma-parva): Bhīma–Duryodhana re-engagement and afternoon escalation

Devanagari script

तोमरप्रासनाराचगजाश्वरथयोधिनाम्‌ । बलेन महता भीष्म: समसज्जत्‌ किरीटिना

Transliteration

tomara-prāsa-nārāca-gajāśva-ratha-yodhinām | balena mahatā bhīṣmaḥ samasajjat kirīṭinā ||

Translation

तोमर, प्रास व नाराच धारण करणाऱ्या, हत्ती-घोडे-रथांवरून युद्ध करणाऱ्या योद्ध्यांच्या महान बळासह भीष्मांनी किरीटधारी अर्जुनासमोर व्यूह रचला।

Word by Word

• तोमर: of javelins
• तोमर: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोमर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• प्रास: of spears
• प्रास: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रास
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• नाराच: of iron arrows
• नाराच: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराच
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• गज: of elephants
• गज: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अश्व: of horses
• अश्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• रथ: of chariots
• रथ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• योधिनाम्: of warriors
• योधिनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योधिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• बलेन: with force/strength
• बलेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• महता: great
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समसज्जत्: prepared/arrayed (himself/forces)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + सज्ज्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

• किरीटिना: with the crowned one (Arjuna) / by the crowned one
• किरीटिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरीटिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bhishma
• Arjuna (Kirīṭin)
• tomara (javelin)
• prāsa (spear)
• nārāca (iron arrow)
• elephants
• horses
• chariots