Shloka 476
भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्
Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash
Devanagari script
गाड़ेयशरनुन्नानि प्रापतन्त महीतले । इसी प्रकार अर्जुनके छोड़े हुए बाणसमूह गंगानन्दन भीष्मके बाणोंसे छिन्न-भिन्न हो पृथ्वीपर सब ओर पड़े हुए थे
Transliteration
gāḍeyaśaranunnāni prāpatanta mahītale |
Translation
गाङ्गेयशरनुन्नानि प्रापतन्त महीतले । एवं अर्जुनमुक्ता बाणवृष्टिः भीष्मशरैश्छिन्नभिन्ना सर्वतो भूमौ निपेतुः ।
Word by Word
गाडेयशरनुन्नानिstruck/impelled by Gāḍeya’s arrows
गाडेयशरनुन्नानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगाडेय-शर-नुन्न
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
प्रापतन्तfell down
प्रापतन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
महीतलेon the ground / on the earth’s surface
महीतले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहीतल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
Bhīṣma (Gāṅgeya, Gaṅgā-nandana)A
ArjunaE
Earth (mahī)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes