Shloka 30

अध्याय ८८ — घटोत्कच-दुर्योधनयुद्धवर्णनम्

Ghaṭotkaca–Duryodhana Engagement

Devanagari script

तदस्त्रमस्त्रेण विदार्यमाणं खस्था: सुरा ददृशुः पार्थिवाश्व । भीष्मस्तु राजन्‌ समरे महात्मा धनुश्न चित्रं ध्वजमेव चापि

Transliteration

tad astram astreṇa vidāryamāṇaṃ khasthāḥ surā dadṛśuḥ pārthivāśva | bhīṣmas tu rājan samare mahātmā dhanuś citraṃ dhvajam eva cāpi ||

Translation

ଆକାଶସ୍ଥ ଦେବମାନେ ଓ ରଣଭୂମିରେ ସମବେତ ରାଜାମାନେ ଦେଖିଲେ—ସେହି ଅସ୍ତ୍ର ପ୍ରତ୍ୟସ୍ତ୍ରଦ୍ୱାରା ଭିଦୀର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହେଉଛି। କିନ୍ତୁ ରାଜନ୍! ସମରରେ ମହାତ୍ମା ଭୀଷ୍ମ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିରଙ୍କ ବିଚିତ୍ର ଧନୁ ଓ ଧ୍ୱଜକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ କାଟି ପକାଇଲେ।

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अस्त्रम्: missile/weapon
• अस्त्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अस्त्रेण: with a weapon
• अस्त्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• विदार्यमाणम्: being torn asunder
• विदार्यमाणम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: विदृ (√दॄ/दृ) + वि
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle), Passive

• खस्थाः: standing in the sky
• खस्थाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ददृशुः: saw
• ददृशुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पार्थिव: O king (earth-lord)
• पार्थिव: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अथ: then/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

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

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

• महात्मा: great-souled one
• महात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• चित्रम्: wonderful/variegated
• चित्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ध्वजम्: banner/standard
• ध्वजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bhishma
• the King (Dhritarashtra, addressed as rājan)
• gods (surāḥ)
• sky/heavens (kha)
• missile/weapon (astra)
• bow (dhanuḥ)
• banner/standard (dhvaja)