Shloka 26

भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः

Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरं द्वादशभिर्बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत्‌ । उन्होंने भीमसेनको बारह, सात्यकिको नौ, नकुलको तीन और सहदेवको सात बाणोंसे घायल करके राजा युधिष्ठिरकी दोनों भुजाओं और छातीमें बारह बाण मारे,यतमानाश्ष ते वीरा द्रवमाणान्‌ महारथान्‌

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | yudhiṣṭhiraṃ dvādaśabhir bāhv-orurasi cārpayat | yatamānāś ca te vīrā dravamāṇān mahārathān ||

Translation

सञ्जय उवाच—युधिष्ठिरं द्वादशभिर्बाणैर्बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत्। यतमानास्ते वीरा द्रवमाणान् महारथान् अभ्यधावन्, रणकोलाहले धैर्यधर्मौ परीक्ष्यमाणौ।

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira (as object)
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• द्वादशभिः: with twelve
• द्वादशभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• बाह्वोः: in (his) two arms
• बाह्वोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Dual

• उरसि: in the chest
• उरसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अर्पयत्: he placed/inflicted (shot/caused to lodge)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्प्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यतमानाः: striving, exerting
• यतमानाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यतमान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वीराः: heroes
• वीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• द्रवमाणान्: fleeing, running away
• द्रवमाणान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रवमाण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• महारथान्: great chariot-warriors
• महारथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• arrows
• mahārathas (great chariot-warriors)