Shloka 29

भीष्मस्य अप्रतिमपराक्रमः — शिखण्डिपुरस्कृतः प्रहारः

Bhīṣma’s unmatched momentum and the assault with Śikhaṇḍin in the lead

Devanagari script

उभौ तौ रथिनां श्रेष्ठावुभी भारत दुर्जयौ

Transliteration

ubhau tau rathināṃ śreṣṭhāvubhī bhārata durjayau

Translation

ਸੰਜਯ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਉਹ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਰਥੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ ਸਨ; ਅਤੇ ਹੇ ਭਾਰਤ, ਦੋਵੇਂ ਹੀ ਬਹੁਤ ਦੁर्जੇਯ ਸਨ…

Word by Word

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• रथिनाम्: of chariot-warriors
• रथिनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• श्रेष्ठौ: the best
• श्रेष्ठौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• उभी: both
• उभी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• भारत: O Bharata
• भारत: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दुर्जयौ: hard to conquer, invincible
• दुर्जयौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्जय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)