Shloka 1

भीष्म–दुर्योधनसंवादः — शिखण्डिनं न हन्तुं कारणकथनम्

Amba-ākhyāna prologue

Devanagari script

अपन प्रात छा अंक एकसप्तत्याधिकशततमो< ध्याय: पाण्डवपक्षके रथी

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | pañcālarājasya suto rājan parapuraṃjayaḥ | śikhaṇḍī rathamukhyo me mataḥ pārthasya bhārata ||

Translation

Bhīṣma disse: “Ó rei, ó descendente de Bharata! Śikhaṇḍī, filho de Drupada, rei de Pañcāla, é conquistador de fortalezas inimigas. Em meu juízo, ele é contado entre os principais guerreiros de carro do lado de Pārtha (os Pāṇḍava).”

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular

• पाञ्चालराजस्य: of the king of Panchala
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चालराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• परपुरंजयः: conqueror of enemy cities
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परपुरंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शिखण्डी: Shikhandi
• शिखण्डी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रथमुख्यः: chief among chariot-warriors
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रथमुख्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मे: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• मतः: considered / regarded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थस्य: of the son of Pritha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Shikhandi (Śikhaṇḍī)
• Drupada
• Panchala (Pañcāla)
• Partha (Pārtha/Arjuna; Pandava side)
• Bharata lineage (Bhārata)