Shloka 8

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

अष्टास््रिमायसीं घोरां गदां काउ्चनभूषणाम्‌ । मनसाहहं प्रपश्यामि ब्रह्मुदण्डमिवोद्यतम्‌

Transliteration

aṣṭāśrimāyasīṃ ghorāṃ gadāṃ kāñcanabhūṣaṇām | manasāhaṃ prapaśyāmi brahmadaṇḍam ivodyatām ||

Translation

ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର କହିଲେ—ମୁଁ ମନର ଚକ୍ଷୁରେ ଦେଖୁଛି: ଭୀମସେନଙ୍କ ଭୟଙ୍କର ଗଦା—ଲୋହାର, ଅଷ୍ଟକୋଣୀ, ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣଭୂଷିତ—ବ୍ରହ୍ମଦଣ୍ଡ ପରି ଉଦ୍ୟତ ହୋଇଛି।

Word by Word

• अष्टास्रिम्: eight-edged (having eight corners)
• अष्टास्रिम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टास्रि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आयसीम्: made of iron
• आयसीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयस
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• घोराम्: terrible, dreadful
• घोराम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• काञ्चनभूषणाम्: adorned with gold ornaments
• काञ्चनभूषणाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन-भूषण
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• प्रपश्यामि: I clearly see / behold
• प्रपश्यामि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√पश्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ब्रह्मदण्डम्: Brahma's staff (rod of Brahma)
• ब्रह्मदण्डम्: Upamana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्-दण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• उद्यम्: raised, lifted up
• उद्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्√यम्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle, used adjectivally)

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīmasena
• gadā (mace)
• brahmadaṇḍa