Shloka 33

भीष्मवधोपाय-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into the means to overcome Bhīṣma) | Chapter 103

Devanagari script

विमर्द: सुमहानासीत्‌ तस्य सैन्यस्य मारिष । रक्षसा घोररूपेण वध्यमानस्य संयुगे,आर्य! युद्धस्थलमें भयंकर राक्षसके द्वारा मारी जाती हुई उस सेनाका महान्‌ संहार होने लगा

Transliteration

vimardaḥ sumahān āsīt tasya sainyasya mārīṣa | rakṣasā ghorarūpeṇa vadhyamānasya saṃyuge ||

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: “O kagalang-galang na ginoo, sumiklab sa hukbong iyon ang isang napakalaking sagupaan. Habang pinupugutan at nililipol sa labanan ng isang rākṣasa na kakila-kilabot ang anyo, nagsimula sa larangan ang isang malawakang pagpatay.”

Word by Word

• विमर्दः: crushing fight, slaughter, melee
• विमर्दः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमर्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुमहान्: very great
• सुमहान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहान् (महान्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आसीत्: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

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

• सैन्यस्य: of the army
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• मारिष: O noble one (term of address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारिष
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• रक्षसा: by a demon (rakshasa)
• रक्षसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• घोररूपेण: of terrible form
• घोररूपेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोररूप
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वध्यमानस्य: of (the army) being slain
• वध्यमानस्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध्यमान (वध् + य + मान)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• rākṣasa
• sainya (army)
• saṃyuga (battlefield/battle)