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Shloka 3

Dvīpa–Sāgara–Parvata Varṇana and Svarbhānu

Rāhu) Graha-pramāṇa (Dvīpas, Oceans, Mountains, and Astral Measures

संजय उवाच संजयो<हं महाराज नमस्ते भरतर्षभ । हतो भीष्म: शान्तनवो भरतानां पितामह:,संजय बोले--महाराज! भरतश्रेष्ठी] आपको नमस्कार है। मैं संजय आपकी सेवामें उपस्थित हूँ। भरतवंशियोंके पितामह और महाराज शान्तनुके पुत्र भीष्मजी आज युद्धमें मारे गये

sañjaya uvāca | sañjayo 'haṃ mahārāja namas te bharatarṣabha | hato bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo bharatānāṃ pitāmahaḥ ||

संजय उवाच—संजयोऽहं महाराज, नमस्ते भरतर्षभ। हतो भीष्मः शान्तनवो भरतानां पितामहः॥

संजयःSanjaya
संजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
संजयःSanjaya
संजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
नमःsalutation
नमः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस्
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas
भरतर्षभ:
TypeNoun
Rootभरतर्षभ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
हतःslain
हतः:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शान्तनवःson/descendant of Shantanu
शान्तनवः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशान्तनु
FormPatronymic/descendant formation (अण्/इञ्-type taddhita; conventional), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
भरतानाम्of the Bharatas
भरतानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootभरत
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
पितामहःgrandfather; grandsire
पितामहः:
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
D
Dhritarashtra
B
Bhishma
S
Shantanu
B
Bharatas

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the ethical weight of war: even the most venerable elders and embodiments of duty can fall, and such victories carry profound moral and emotional consequences for the dynasty and its rulers.

Sanjaya addresses King Dhritarashtra with respect and reports the battlefield news that Bhishma, Shantanu’s son and the Bharatas’ grandsire, has been slain.