Shloka 33

भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संमर्दः

Bhīṣma’s Pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira; Śikhaṇḍī’s Approach; Evening Withdrawal

Devanagari script

विकर्ण वीक्ष्य निर्भिन्न तस्यैवान्ये सहोदरा: । अभ्यद्रवन्त समरे सौभद्रप्रमुखान्‌ रथान्‌,विकर्णको क्षत-विक्षत हुआ देख उसके दूसरे भाइयोंने समरभूमिमें अभिमन्यु आदि रथियोंपर धावा किया

Transliteration

vikarṇaṁ vīkṣya nirbhinnaṁ tasyaivānye sahodarāḥ | abhyadravanta samare saubhadra-pramukhān rathān ||

Translation

विकर्णं वीक्ष्य निर्भिन्नं तस्यैवान्ये सहोदराः । अभ्यद्रवन्त समरे सौभद्रप्रमुखान् रथान् ॥

Word by Word

• विकर्णम्: Vikarna
• विकर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ईक्ष्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), having seen

• निर्भिन्नम्: pierced, split, wounded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्भिन्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सहोदराः: uterine brothers, brothers
• सहोदराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहोदर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अभ्यद्रवन्त: ran towards, charged
• Type: Verb
• Root: √द्रु (द्रव्)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सौभद्रप्रमुखान्: with Saubhadra (Abhimanyu) as foremost
• सौभद्रप्रमुखान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौभद्र-प्रमुख
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथान्: chariots (chariot-warriors)
• रथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Vikarṇa
• Vikarṇa's brothers (Kauravas)
• Saubhadra (Abhimanyu)
• Chariots/ratha-warriors
• Battlefield (samara)