Shloka 15

Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation

Devanagari script

विव्याध तरसा राजंस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्‌ । राजन! उन्होंने उन सभी महाधनुर्धरोंको पाँच-पाँच बाणोंसे वेगपूर्वक घायल कर दिया। वह उनके द्वारा अद्भुत-सा कार्य हुआ ।। १४ * ततो<5परेण भल्‍ल्लेन धर्मपुत्रस्य मारिष

Transliteration

vivyādha tarasā rājan tad adbhutam ivābhavat |

Translation

Sañjaya disse: “Ó rei, com ímpeto veloz ele os trespassou; pareceu quase maravilhoso. No próprio meio da batalha, feriu aqueles grandes arqueiros, cinco flechas para cada um, com rapidez impetuosa — um feito que se mostrava extraordinário.”

Word by Word

• विव्याध: pierced, wounded
• विव्याध: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध् (विध्/व्यध्)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तरसा: with speed/force
• तरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तत्: that (act/thing)
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful, marvelous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अभवत्: became, was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra