Shloka 53

भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संमर्दः

Bhīṣma’s Pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira; Śikhaṇḍī’s Approach; Evening Withdrawal

Devanagari script

छाद्यमानं शरत्रातैः शतानीकं॑ यशस्विनम्‌

Transliteration

chādyamānaṁ śaratrātaiḥ śatānīkaṁ yaśasvinam

Translation

Disse Sañjaya: “O ilustre Śatānīka estava sendo completamente coberto—oprimido de todos os lados—por saraivadas de flechas.”

Word by Word

• छाद्यमानम्: being covered/being concealed
• छाद्यमानम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: छाद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, शानच् (लट्-कर्तरि/कर्मणि), Passive (कर्मणि प्रयोग)

• शरत्रातैः: by showers/volleys of arrows
• शरत्रातैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरत्रात
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शतानीकम्: Śatānīka (proper name)
• शतानीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतानीक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यशस्विनम्: glorious, renowned
• यशस्विनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śatānīka
• arrows