Shloka 24

Chapter 51: Saṃdhyākāla-saṃhāra

Evening Withdrawal after Arjuna’s Counter-Advance

Devanagari script

ततो ध्वजममोधेषुर्भीष्मस्य नवभि: शरै: | चिच्छेद समरे वीरस्तत उच्चुक्रुशुर्जना:

Transliteration

tato dhvajam amogheṣur bhīṣmasya navabhiḥ śaraiḥ | ciccheda samare vīras tata uccukruśur janāḥ ||

Translation

ਫਿਰ ਅਮੋਘ ਤੀਰਾਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਉਸ ਵੀਰ ਨੇ ਜੰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਨੌਂ ਤੀਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਦਾ ਧਵਜ ਕੱਟ ਕੇ ਡਾਹ ਦਿੱਤਾ; ਇਹ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਸਭ ਨੇ ਉੱਚੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਾਅਰੇ ਮਾਰੇ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

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

• अमोघैः: unfailing, unerring
• अमोघैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमोघ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• ईषुः: arrows
• ईषुः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इषु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भीष्मस्य: of Bhishma
• भीष्मस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• नवभिः: with nine
• नवभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• चिच्छेद: cut, severed
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• वीरः: the hero/warrior
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• उच्चुक्रुशुः: cried out, shouted
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bhishma
• Bhishma's banner (dhvaja)
• arrows (śara)
• battlefield (samara)