Shloka 19

भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्

Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash

Devanagari script

महता मेघनादेन रथेनामिततेजसा । विनिघ्नन्‌ कौरवानीकं शूरसेनांश्व॒ पाण्डव:

Transliteration

mahātā megha-nādena rathenāmitatejasā | vinighnan kauravānīkaṁ śūrasenāṁś ca pāṇḍavaḥ ||

Translation

సంజయుడు పలికెను—మహామేఘ గర్జనవలె నాదించే, అమిత తేజస్సుతో ప్రకాశించే రథంపై ఉన్న పాండవ వీరుడు కౌరవ సేనను చీల్చుతూ శూరసేన యోధులను కూడా నేలకూల్చెను.

Word by Word

• महता: with great
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मेघनादेन: with thunderous roar
• मेघनादेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघनाद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• रथेन: with a chariot
• रथेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अमिततेजसा: of immeasurable splendor
• अमिततेजसा: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमिततेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• विनिघ्नन्: striking down / destroying
• विनिघ्नन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-निघ्न्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)

• कौरवानीकम्: the Kaurava army
• कौरवानीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव-अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शूरसेनान्: the Shūrasenas
• शूरसेनान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूरसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• पाण्डवः: the Pāṇḍava (warrior)
• पाण्डवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍava (a Pāṇḍava warrior)
• Kaurava army (Kauravānīka)
• Śūrasenas
• Chariot (ratha)