Shloka 25

भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्

Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash

Devanagari script

दुर्योधनश्चतुःषष्ट्या शल्यश्ल नवभि: शरै: । सैन्धवो नवभिश्लैव शकुनिश्चापि पञ्चभि:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

duryodhanaś catuḥṣaṣṭyā śalyāñ śarair navabhiḥ | saindhavo navabhiś caiva śakuniś cāpi pañcabhiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Duryodhana memanah Śalya dengan enam puluh empat anak panah; raja Sindhu (Jayadratha) juga dengan sembilan; dan Śakuni pula dengan lima. Laporan ini menegaskan bahawa dalam kegilaan medan perang, bahkan sekutu boleh terdorong menyerang sesama sendiri—runtuhnya etika yang lahir daripada kekeliruan, keangkuhan, dan arus perang yang menelan segalanya.

Word by Word

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चतुःषष्ट्या: with sixty-four
• चतुःषष्ट्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुःषष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• शल्यम्: Shalya
• शल्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नवभिः: with nine
• नवभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सैन्धवः: the Sindhu-king (Jayadratha)
• सैन्धवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नवभिः: with nine
• नवभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• शकुनिः: Shakuni
• शकुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duryodhana
• Śalya
• Saindhava (Jayadratha)
• Śakuni
• arrows (śara)