Shloka 21

भीष्मस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति उपालम्भः

Bhīṣma’s Reproof to Duryodhana

Devanagari script

ततः पुनरमेयात्मा शरवर्ष दुरासदम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ punar ameyātmā śaravarṣaṃ durāsadam

Translation

Kemudian sekali lagi, pahlawan yang berjiwa tak terukur itu menurunkan hujan anak panah yang sukar ditahan—serangan yang hampir mustahil dipertahankan.

Word by Word

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

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनर्
• Form: Avyaya

• अमेयात्मा: he whose nature is immeasurable (immeasurable-souled)
• अमेयात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमेयात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• शरवर्षम्: a shower of arrows
• शरवर्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरवर्ष
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• दुरासदम्: hard to withstand/assail
• दुरासदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरासद
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical demand of steadfastness in crisis: in war, overwhelming force tests discipline and courage, and a warrior’s greatness is shown not only by power but by sustained resolve and effectiveness under dharma-bound duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a mighty, immeasurable-souled fighter again releases a dense, hard-to-resist barrage of arrows, indicating a renewed surge of offensive action and a heightened intensity in the battle.