Shloka 47

Arjuna’s Advance toward Bhīṣma; The Gāṇḍīva’s Signal and the Armies’ Convergence (भीष्माभिमुखगमनम् — गाण्डीवनिर्घोष-ध्वजवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

स शस्त्रवृष्ट्याभिहत: समस्तैस्तैर्महारथै: । प्राग्ज्योतिषगजो राजन्‌ नानालिड्रैः सुतेजनै:

Transliteration

sa śastravṛṣṭyābhihataḥ samastais tair mahārathaiḥ | prāgjyotiṣa-gajo rājan nānāliḍraiḥ sutejanaiḥ ||

Translation

ହେ ରାଜନ, ପ୍ରାଗ୍ଜ୍ୟୋତିଷର ସେହି ହାତୀ ସମସ୍ତ ମହାରଥୀମାନଙ୍କ ଏକାସାଥି ନିକ୍ଷିପ୍ତ ନାନାପ୍ରକାର ତୀକ୍ଷ୍ଣ, ଧାରାଳ ଅସ୍ତ୍ରବୃଷ୍ଟିରେ ଆହତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

• सः: he/that one
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शस्त्र-वृष्ट्या: by a shower of weapons
• शस्त्र-वृष्ट्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्रवृष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• अभिहतः: struck/assailed
• अभिहतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-हन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• समस्तैः: by all (of them)
• समस्तैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• तैः: by those
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• महा-रथैः: by great chariot-warriors
• महा-रथैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्राग्ज्योतिष-गजः: the elephant of Pragjyotiṣa (Bhagadatta’s elephant)
• प्राग्ज्योतिष-गजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राग्ज्योतिषगज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• नाना-लिड्रैः: with various (kinds of) lances/darts
• नाना-लिड्रैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नानालिड्र
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सु-तेजनैः: with very sharp/brilliant (weapons)
• सु-तेजनैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुतेजस्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Prāgjyotiṣa
• elephant (gaja)
• mahārathas (great chariot-warriors)
• weapons/missiles (śastra)