Shloka 42

Bhīṣma-nipāta-saṃvāda — Sañjaya’s Report of Bhīṣma’s Fall (भीष्मनिपातसंवादः)

Devanagari script

यः पुरा विबुधै: सर्वे: सहाये युद्धदुर्मद: । काडुक्षितो दानवान्‌ घ्नद्धिः पिता मम महाव्रत:

Transliteration

yaḥ purā vibudhaiḥ sarvaiḥ sahāye yuddha-durmadaḥ | kāḍukṣito dānavān ghnaddhiḥ pitā mama mahā-vrataḥ ||

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra berkata: “Dia yang pada zaman dahulu—angkuh dan mabuk oleh perang—bersekutu sebagai pembantu bersama semua dewa, dan setelah ditahbiskan bagi suatu upacara yang keras, menumpaskan kaum Dānava: yang berikrar agung itulah ayahku.”

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरा: formerly, once
• पुरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• विबुधैः: by/with the gods (wise ones)
• विबुधैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सहायः: helper, ally
• सहायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहाय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युद्ध-दुर्मदः: arrogant in battle / battle-maddened
• युद्ध-दुर्मदः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्धदुर्मद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• काडुक्षितः: named/known as Kāḍukṣita (proper epithet/name)
• काडुक्षितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काडुक्षित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दानवान्: the Dānavas (demons)
• दानवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• घ्नन्: killing, slaying
• घ्नन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Present (participle), Singular, Parasmaipada, Masculine, Nominative

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• महाव्रतः: of great vow, great in vows
• महाव्रतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• vibudhas (the gods)
• Dānavas
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra's father (unnamed in this verse)