Shloka 29

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

Devanagari script

अथीनं छिन्नधन्वानं त्वरमाणो महीपति:

Transliteration

athīnaṃ chinnadhanvānaṃ tvaramāṇo mahīpatiḥ

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: Ang hari, sa pagmamadali pasulong, ay hinarap ang mandirigmang walang magawa na naputol ang pana—pinipiga ang bentahe sa init ng labanan, kung saan ang isang saglit na panghihina ay maaaring magpasya ng buhay at kamatayan.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• छिन्न-धन्वानम्: whose bow was cut/broken
• छिन्न-धन्वानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिन्नधन्वन्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• त्वरमाणः: hastening
• त्वरमाणः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्वर्
• Form: singular, masculine, nominative, शतृ (present active participle)

• महीपतिः: the king (lord of the earth)
• महीपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• mahīpati (the king)
• bow (dhanus)