Shloka 18

भीमसेनस्य वेगाभिपातः—विशोकसारथिसंवादश्च

Bhīma’s surge and dialogue with charioteer Viśoka

Devanagari script

अथान्यद्‌ धनुरादाय श्रुतिकीर्तिमहारथ:

Transliteration

athānyad dhanur ādāya śrutikīrtimahārathaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya disse: Então Śrutakīrti, o grande guerreiro de carro, tomou outro arco—sinal de uma determinação inquebrantável de prosseguir na luta mesmo quando as armas falham, e reflexo do código do kṣatriya: perseverar sob as duras exigências da batalha.

Word by Word

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

• अन्यत्: another (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √दा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• श्रुतिकीर्तिमहारथः: the great chariot-warrior named Śrutakīrti
• श्रुतिकीर्तिमहारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतिकीर्ति-महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• another bow (dhanuḥ)
• a great chariot-warrior (mahārathaḥ)