Shloka 79
Vāsudeva-Māhātmya: Duryodhana’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Theological Account of Keśava
Devanagari script
स तान्यनीकानि महाथनुष्मा- ज्शिनिप्रवीर: सहसाभिपत्य । चकार साहाय्यमथार्जुनस्य विष्णुर्यथा वृत्रनिष््दनस्य
Translation
स तान्यनीकानि महाधनुर्धरः शिनिप्रवीरः सहसाभिपत्य । चकार साहाय्यमथार्जुनस्य विष्णुर्यथा वृत्रनिषूदनस्य ॥
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तानिthose
तानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
अनीकानिarmy-divisions, troops
अनीकानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनीक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
महाधनुष्मान्the great bowman
महाधनुष्मान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाधनुष्मत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शिनिप्रवीरःthe foremost of the Śinis
शिनिप्रवीरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिनिप्रवीर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सहसाsuddenly, swiftly
सहसा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहसा
अभिपत्यhaving rushed upon, having approached rapidly
अभिपत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-√पत्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)
चकारdid, made
चकार:
TypeVerb
Root√कृ
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
साहाय्यम्help, assistance
साहाय्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसाहाय्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
अर्जुनस्यof Arjuna / for Arjuna
अर्जुनस्य:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
विष्णुःViṣṇu
विष्णुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
वृत्रनिषूदनस्यof the slayer of Vṛtra (Indra)
वृत्रनिषूदनस्य:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्रनिषूदन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes