Shloka 14

Bhīṣma’s Fall, the Arrow-bed (śara-talpa), and the Establishment of Guard

Devanagari script

सेनयोरुभयोश्षवापि असर अब यते महान्‌ । पाञ्चजन्यस्य निर्घोषो च निःस्वन:,“दोनों ही सेनाओंमें चारों ओर पांचजन्य शंखका गम्भीर घोष और गाण्डीवधनुषकी टंकारथ्वनि सुनायी देती है

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | senayor ubhayoḥ śvāpī asar abhyate mahān | pāñcajanyasya nirghoṣo ca niḥsvanaḥ |

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: “Sa magkabilang panig ng mga hukbo, sumiklab sa lahat ng dako ang isang malakas na kaguluhan—ang malalim at umuugong na paghipan sa kabibe na Pāñcajanya, at ang kumakalansing na pag-igkas ng busog na Gāṇḍīva.”

Word by Word

• सेनयोः: of the two armies
• सेनयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Dual

• उभयोः: of both
• उभयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• शङ्खानाम्: of conches
• शङ्खानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अभवत्: arose/occurred
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाञ्चजन्यस्य: of (the conch) Pāñcajanya
• पाञ्चजन्यस्य: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चजन्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• निर्घोषः: roar/blast
• निर्घोषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्घोष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• निःस्वनः: sound/resonance
• निःस्वनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निःस्वन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāñcajanya (conch)
• Gāṇḍīva (bow)
• the two armies (Kaurava and Pāṇḍava hosts)