Shloka 16
Bhīṣma on the Śara-Śayyā: Yudhiṣṭhira and Kṛṣṇa Approach the Eldest for Śānti
Devanagari script
सुसूक्ष्मोडपि तु देहे वै शल्यो जनयते रुजम् । कि पुन: शरसंघातैश्षित्तस्य तव पार्थिव
Translation
राजन्! देहात अतिशय सूक्ष्म काटाही रुतला तरी तीव्र वेदना होते. मग बाणांच्या समूहाने विद्ध झालेल्या आपल्या देहाच्या वेदनेबद्दल काय सांगावे?
Word by Word
सुसूक्ष्मःvery minute
सुसूक्ष्मः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुसूक्ष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिeven
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
देहेin the body
देहे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदेह
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
शल्यःa thorn/splinter
शल्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशल्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जनयतेproduces/causes
जनयते:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPresent, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular
रुजम्pain
रुजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरुज्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
किwhat (then)?
कि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिम्
पुनःagain/then
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
शर-संघातैःby masses of arrows
शर-संघातैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशरसंघात
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
छित्तस्यof (one) pierced/cut
छित्तस्य:
TypeVerb
Rootछिद्
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
तवof you/your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
पार्थिवO king (earth-lord)
पार्थिव:
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थिव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes