Shloka 4

भीष्म–रामजामदग्न्ययुद्धप्रस्थानवर्णनम्

Bhishma’s Account of Parashurama’s Challenge and the March to Kurukshetra

Devanagari script

ततो<हं राममायान्तं दृष्टवा समरकाड्क्षिणम्‌ । धनु: श्रेष्ठ समुत्सूज्य सहसावतरं रथात्‌,तदनन्तर युद्धकी इच्छावाले परशुरामजीको आते देख मैं अपना श्रेष्ठ धनुष छोड़कर सहसा रथसे उतर पड़ा

Transliteration

tato 'haṃ rāmam āyāntaṃ dṛṣṭvā samara-kāṅkṣiṇam | dhanuḥ-śreṣṭhaṃ samutsṛjya sahasā 'vataraṃ rathāt ||

Translation

Pagkaraan, nang makita kong papalapit si Rama (Parashurama), sabik sa labanan, agad kong binitiwan ang aking pinakamainam na busog at mabilis na bumaba mula sa karwahe.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: common, nominative, singular

• रामम्: Rama (Parashurama)
• रामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• आयान्तम्: coming, approaching
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + या
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), masculine, accusative, singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• समरकाङ्क्षिणम्: desirous of battle
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समरकाङ्क्षिन्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• श्रेष्ठम्: best, excellent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• समुत्सृज्य: having cast aside, having abandoned
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उत् + सृज्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)

• सहसा: suddenly, quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• अवतरम्: I descended
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + तॄ
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 1st, singular, parasmaipada

• रथात्: from the chariot
• रथात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: masculine, ablative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Rāma (Paraśurāma)
• bow (dhanuḥ)
• chariot (ratha)
• battle (samara)