Shloka 286

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

Devanagari script

भीष्माग्निमभिसंक्रुद्धं विगाशाय सहस्रश: । वहाँ विधातासे प्रेरित होकर पतंगोंके समान सहस्रों राजा क्रोधमें भरे हुए भीष्मरूपी प्रचण्ड अग्निमें अपने विनाशके लिये स्वयं ही आ गिरते थे

Transliteration

bhīṣmāgnim abhisankruddhaṃ vigāśāya sahasraśaḥ | tatra vidhātṛṇā preritāḥ pataṅgān iva sahasraśo rājānaḥ krodhabhareṇa bhīṣmarūpaṃ pracaṇḍāgnim ātmavināśāya svayam eva nipetire |

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—“ବିଧାତାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରେରଣାରେ, ସହସ୍ର ସହସ୍ର ରାଜା ପତଙ୍ଗ ପରି ନିଜ ବିନାଶ ପାଇଁ ସ୍ୱୟଂ ଭୀଷ୍ମରୂପ ପ୍ରଚଣ୍ଡ ଅଗ୍ନିରେ ପଡ଼ୁଥିଲେ। କ୍ରୋଧେ ଭରି ସେମାନେ ସେ ଭୟଙ୍କର ଜ୍ୱାଳାରେ ଝାପି ପଡ଼ି ନାଶ ପାଉଥିଲେ।”

Word by Word

• भीष्माग्निम्: Bhishma(-like) fire / the fire that is Bhishma
• भीष्माग्निम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म + अग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभिसंक्रुद्धम्: enraged, highly angered
• अभिसंक्रुद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-सम्-क्रुध्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• विगाशाय: for destruction / for ruin
• विगाशाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विगाश
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• सहस्रशः: by thousands, in thousands
• सहस्रशः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīṣma
• Vidhātṛ (the Disposer/Fate)
• kings (unnamed)