Shloka 5

Bhīṣma–Arjuna Strategic Engagement at Virāṭa’s Frontier (भीष्मार्जुनयुद्धम्)

Devanagari script

हयानस्यार्जुन: सर्वान्‌ कृतवानल्पजीवितान्‌ । ते राजन्‌ न प्रजानन्त दिशं काज्चन मोहिता:

Transliteration

hayān asyārjunaḥ sarvān kṛtavān alpajīvitān | te rājan na prajānanti diśaṃ kāñcana mohitāḥ ||

Translation

Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: Pinabagsak ni Arjuna ang lahat ng mga mangangabayo, at iniwan silang halos kapiranggot na lamang ang buhay. O Hari, dahil sa pagkalito (moha), hindi na nila matukoy ang alinmang direksiyon.

Word by Word

• हयानस्य: of the chariot (vehicle)
• हयानस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयानस
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वान्: all (of them)
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• कृतवान्: made; rendered
• कृतवान्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्तवतुँ (past active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अल्पजीवितान्: short-lived; with little life left
• अल्पजीवितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्पजीवित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• प्रजानन्त: they knew; they recognized
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), Parasmaipada, Third, Plural

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• काञ्चन: any (one)
• काञ्चन: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मोहिताः: bewildered; deluded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुह्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• horsemen (cavalry)
• the King (listener addressed as rājan)