Shloka 17

आशा-कृशता उपाख्यानम्

The Episode on the Emaciation Caused by Hope

Devanagari script

तस्य मर्मच्छिदं घोरं तीक्ष्णं चामित्रकर्शन: । समादाय शरं श्रेष्ठ कार्मुके तु तथासृजत्‌

Transliteration

tasya marma-cchidaṃ ghoraṃ tīkṣṇaṃ cāmitra-karśanaḥ | samādāya śaraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ kārmuke tu tathāsṛjat ||

Translation

तस्य मर्मच्छिदं घोरं तीक्ष्णं चामित्रकर्शनः । समादाय शरं श्रेष्ठं कार्मुके तु तथासृजत् ॥

Word by Word

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

• मर्मच्छिदम्: piercing the vital parts
• मर्मच्छिदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मर्मच्छिद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• घोरम्: terrible
• घोरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तीक्ष्णम्: sharp
• तीक्ष्णम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अमित्रकर्शनः: the harasser of foes
• अमित्रकर्शनः: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अमित्रकर्शन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समादाय: having taken up
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• शरम्: arrow
• शरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रेष्ठम्: excellent, best
• श्रेष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कार्मुके: in/on the bow
• कार्मुके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्मुक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• असृजत्: he released/shot
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• arrow (śara)
• bow (kārmuka)
• enemy/foe (amitra)