Shloka 24

Adhyāya 168: Arjuna’s counters to māyā-rains and the onset of darkness

Nivātakavaca engagement

Devanagari script

एष ते निशितैर्बाणैर्दर्प हन्मि स्थिरो भव । स धनुष्मान्‌ महाकायस्ततो मामभ्यभाषत,इतना ही नहीं उस विशालकाय एवं धनुर्धर किरातने उस समय मुझसे यह भी कहा --'अच्छा, ठहर जाओ। मैं अपने पैने बाणोंसे अभी तुम्हारा घमंड चूर-चूर किये देता हूँ!

Transliteration

eṣa te niśitair bāṇair darpa hanmi sthiro bhava | sa dhanuṣmān mahākāyas tato mām abhyabhāṣata ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Arjuna: “Manindigan ka. Sa mga matatalim na palasong ito, dudurugin ko ang iyong pagmamataas.” Pagkaraan, ang Kirāta—makapangyarihang mamamana, dambuhalang pangangatawan—ay sumagot sa akin, tinapatan ang aking hamon at hindi nagpaurong.

Word by Word

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• निशितैः: with sharp
• निशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• बाणैः: arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• दर्पम्: pride, arrogance
• दर्पम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्प
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हन्मि: I strike / I destroy
• हन्मि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• स्थिरः: steady, firm
• स्थिरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भव: be (you)
• भव: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धनुष्मान्: bow-bearing, archer
• धनुष्मान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धनुष्मत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाकायः: huge-bodied
• महाकायः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाकाय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: true

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्यभाषत: spoke to / addressed
• अभ्यभाषत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-भाष्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Kirāta (hunter/archer)
• arrows (bāṇa)
• bow (dhanuṣ)