Shloka 35

भीष्मकृतः पाण्डवपक्ष-महारथ-प्रशंसा

Bhishma’s appraisal of Pandava-aligned chariot-warriors

Devanagari script

समेतं पार्थिव क्षत्रं काशिराजस्वयंवरे । निर्जित्यैकरथेनैव या: कन्यास्तरसा हृता:,काशिराजके यहाँ स्वयंवरमें समस्त भूमण्डलके क्षत्रियनरेश एकत्र हुए थे, परंतु मैंने केवल एक रथपर ही आरूढ़ होकर उन सबको जीतकर बलपूर्वक काशिराजकी कन्याओंका अपहरण किया था

Transliteration

sametaṁ pārthiva kṣatraṁ kāśirāja-svayaṁvare | nirjityaika-rathenaiva yāḥ kanyās tarasā hṛtāḥ ||

Translation

କାଶୀରାଜଙ୍କ ସ୍ୱୟଂବରରେ ପୃଥିବୀର ସମସ୍ତ କ୍ଷତ୍ରିୟ ନରେଶମାନେ ଏକତ୍ର ହୋଇଥିଲେ; କିନ୍ତୁ ମୁଁ ଏକା, ଏକମାତ୍ର ରଥରେ ଆରୋହଣ କରି, ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଜୟ କରି, ତ୍ୱରାରେ ବଳପୂର୍ବକ କାଶୀର କନ୍ୟାମାନଙ୍କୁ ହରଣ କରିଥିଲି।

Word by Word

• समेतम्: assembled, gathered
• समेतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समेत (सम्-इ + क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• क्षत्रम्: the Kshatriya host/warrior class (collectively)
• क्षत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• काशिराज: of the king of Kāśī
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशिराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• स्वयंवरे: in the svayaṃvara (bride-choice ceremony)
• स्वयंवरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयंवर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• निर्जित्य: having conquered
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√जि (जि) + ल्यप्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• एकरथेन: with a single chariot
• एकरथेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकरथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• एव: indeed, just, only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• याः: who/which (those)
• याः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• कन्याः: maidens, daughters
• कन्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• तरसा: by force, forcibly
• तरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• हृताः: were carried off/abducted
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (हर्) + क्त
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Kāśirāja (King of Kāśī)
• Kāśī
• kanyāḥ (the Kāśī princesses)
• pārthivāḥ (assembled kings)
• kṣatriya-kṣatra (warrior host)
• ratha (chariot)
• svayaṁvara (marriage assembly)