Shloka 50

भीष्मवधोपाय-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into the means to overcome Bhīṣma) | Chapter 103

Devanagari script

तानर्दितान्‌ रणे तेन राक्षसेन दुरात्मना | दृष्टवार्जुनसुत: संख्ये राक्षसं समुपाद्रवत्‌

Transliteration

tān arditān raṇe tena rākṣasena durātmanā | dṛṣṭvā arjunasutaḥ saṅkhye rākṣasaṃ samupādravat ||

Translation

ਉਸ ਦੁਰਾਤਮਾ ਰਾਖਸ਼ਸ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਰਣਭੂਮੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬਹੁਤ ਪੀੜਤ ਦੇਖ ਕੇ, ਅਰਜੁਨ ਦਾ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਅਭਿਮਨ੍ਯੂ ਯੁੱਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੁੜ ਉਸ ਰਾਖਸ਼ਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਟੁੱਟ ਪਿਆ।

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अर्दितान्: afflicted, tormented
• अर्दितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्दित (√अर्द्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तेन: by him/that
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• राक्षसेन: by the demon (rakshasa)
• राक्षसेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• दुरात्मना: by the wicked-souled (one)
• दुरात्मना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृष्ट्वा (√दृश्)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• अर्जुनसुतः: Arjuna's son (Abhimanyu)
• अर्जुनसुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन-सुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संख्ये: in the battle, in combat
• संख्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• राक्षसम्: the demon
• राक्षसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समुपाद्रवत्: rushed upon, attacked
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-आ-√द्रु
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Abhimanyu
• Rākṣasa (demonic warrior)
• the five brothers (pañca bhrātaraḥ; implied by the Hindi gloss)