Shloka 55

कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा

Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying

Devanagari script

ततः शकुनिनिर्दिष्टा: सादिन: शूरसम्मता: । त्रिसाहस्राभ्ययुर्भीमं शक्‍्त्यृष्टिप्रासपाणय:,तदनन्तर शकुनिके आदेशसे शूरवीरोंद्वारा सम्मानित तीन हजार घुड़सवारोंने हाथोंमें शक्ति, ऋष्टि और प्रास लेकर भीमसेनपर धावा बोल दिया

Transliteration

tataḥ śakuninirdiṣṭāḥ sādinaḥ śūrasammatāḥ | trisāhasrābhyayur bhīmaṃ śaktyṛṣṭiprāsapāṇayaḥ ||

Translation

सञ्जय उवाच—ततः शकुनिनिर्दिष्टाः शूरसम्मताः सादिनः त्रिसाहस्रं भीममभ्ययुः, शक्त्यृष्टिप्रासपाणयः।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• शकुनि-निर्दिष्टाः: appointed/indicated by Shakuni
• शकुनि-निर्दिष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्दिष्ट (नि√दिश्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सादिनः: horsemen, cavalrymen
• सादिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सादिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शूर-सम्मताः: considered as heroes/valiant
• शूर-सम्मताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्मत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• त्रि-साहस्राः: three-thousand (in number)
• त्रि-साहस्राः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साहस्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अभ्ययुः: rushed/charged towards
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि√या
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• भीमम्: Bhima
• भीमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शक्ति-ऋष्टि-प्रास-पाणयः: having spears/javelins/lances in their hands
• शक्ति-ऋष्टि-प्रास-पाणयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाणि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śakuni
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• cavalry (sādinaḥ)
• śakti (javelin)
• ṛṣṭi (spear)
• prāsa (lance)