Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

ततः पार्थो धनुर्गृह्ा दिव्यं जलदनि:स्वनम्‌ । पातयामास भीष्मस्य धनुश्कछित्त्वा त्रिभि: शरै:,तब अर्जुनने मेघके समान गम्भीर घोष करनेवाले दिव्य धनुषको हाथमें लेकर तीन बाणोंसे भीष्मके धनुषको काट गिराया

Transliteration

tataḥ pārtho dhanur gṛhya divyaṁ jaladanisvanam | pātayāmāsa bhīṣmasya dhanuś chittvā tribhiḥ śaraiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian Pārtha (Arjuna), setelah menggenggam busur ilahinya yang berdentum laksana guruh awan, menjatuhkan busur Bhīṣma—memotongnya dengan tiga anak panah.

Word by Word

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

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

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• गृह्य: having taken/held
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), 'having taken'

• दिव्यम्: divine
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• जलदनिःस्वनम्: having the sound of a cloud (thunderous-sounding)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलद-निःस्वन
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• पातयामास: caused to fall, felled
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (पातयति)
• Form: perfect periphrastic (लिट्-परस्मैपद), 3rd person, singular

• भीष्मस्य: of Bhishma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• छित्त्वा: having cut
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा), 'having cut'

• त्रिभिः: with three
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: masculine/neuter, instrumental, plural

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Bhīṣma
• divine bow
• arrows