Shloka 35

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Anxiety and Bhīṣma’s Theological Explanation of Pāṇḍava Invincibility

Book 6, Chapter 61

Devanagari script

तथा ते समरे<न्योन्यं निध्नन्त:ः क्षत्रियर्षभा: | रक्तोक्षिता घोररूपा विरेजुर्दानवा इव,संग्रामभूमिमें एक-दूसरेको मारते हुए श्रेष्ठ क्षत्रिय वीर रक्तरंजित हो भयानक रूपधारी दानवोंके समान सुशोभित होने लगे

Transliteration

tathā te samare 'nyonyaṃ nighnantaḥ kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ | raktokṣitā ghorarūpā virejur dānavā iva ||

Translation

ତେବେ ସେହି ସମରରେ ସେଇ କ୍ଷତ୍ରିୟଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ବୀରମାନେ ପରସ୍ପରକୁ ଆଘାତ କରି କରି, ରକ୍ତରେ ସିକ୍ତ ଓ ଭୟଙ୍କର ରୂପ ଧାରଣ କରି, ଯୁଦ୍ଧଭୂମିରେ ଦାନବମାନଙ୍କ ପରି ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अन्योन्यम्: each other, mutually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्योन्य

• निघ्नन्तः: striking down, slaying
• निघ्नन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + हन्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• क्षत्रियर्षभाः: bulls among kshatriyas (best warriors)
• क्षत्रियर्षभाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रियर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रक्त-उक्षिताः: sprinkled/besmeared with blood
• रक्त-उक्षिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त-उक्षित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• घोर-रूपाः: of terrible form
• घोर-रूपाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोररूप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विरेजुः: shone, appeared splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + राज्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• दानवाः: demons (Danavas)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• इव: like, as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• kshatriya warriors
• danavas
• battlefield (samara/saṅgrāmabhūmi)