Shloka 29

भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal

Devanagari script

तदनीकं महाबाहो भित्त्वा परमदुर्जयम्‌ । बलेन महता युक्ता: स्वर्गाय विजयैषिण:

Transliteration

tad anīkaṃ mahābāho bhittvā paramadurjayam | balena mahatā yuktāḥ svargāya vijayaiṣiṇaḥ ||

Translation

Санджая сказал: О могучерукий, прорвав тот боевой строй, почти неприступный, те воины, наделённые великой силой и жаждущие победы, продолжили натиск, устремив помыслы к небесам.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनीकम्: army, battle-array
• अनीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भित्त्वा: having broken/penetrated
• भित्त्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), Non-finite

• परमदुर्जयम्: most difficult to conquer
• परमदुर्जयम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमदुर्जय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• बलेन: by strength
• बलेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• महता: great
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• युक्ताः: endowed/armed, joined
• युक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वर्गाय: for heaven
• स्वर्गाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• विजयैषिणः: seeking victory
• विजयैषिणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजयैषिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• battle-array (anīka)