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Shloka 23

Arjuna’s Advance toward Bhīṣma; The Gāṇḍīva’s Signal and the Armies’ Convergence (भीष्माभिमुखगमनम् — गाण्डीवनिर्घोष-ध्वजवर्णनम्)

स गाढविद्धो व्यथित: स्यन्दनोपस्थ आविशत्‌ । स निषण्णो रथोपस्थे मूर्च्छामभभिजगाम ह,उस बाणसे अत्यन्त घायल हो भीमसेन व्यथाके मारे रथकी बैठकमें बैठ गये। वहाँ बैठते ही उन्हें मूर्च्छां आ गयी

sa gāḍha-viddho vyathitaḥ syandanopastha āviśat | sa niṣaṇṇo rathopasthe mūrcchām abhijagāma ha ||

سنجے نے کہا—وہ تیر گہرائی تک پیوست ہو گیا اور بھیم سین درد سے بےتاب ہو کر رتھ کی نشست میں جا بیٹھا۔ بیٹھتے ہی وہ بےہوش ہو گیا۔

सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गाढ-विद्धःdeeply pierced
गाढ-विद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगाढ (adj) + विद्ध (PPP of √व्यध्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
व्यथितःpained, distressed
व्यथितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootव्यथित (PPP of √व्यथ्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्यन्दन-उपस्थम्the chariot-seat (lap/bench of the chariot)
स्यन्दन-उपस्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्यन्दन + उपस्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आविशत्entered, sat down in
आविशत्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√विश्
FormImperfect (Lan), Third, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निषण्णःhaving sat down
निषण्णः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिषण्ण (PPP of नि-√सद्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रथ-उपस्थेon/in the chariot-seat
रथ-उपस्थे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ + उपस्थ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
मूर्च्छाम्fainting, swoon
मूर्च्छाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्च्छा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अभभिजगामreached, fell into (came to)
अभभिजगाम:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-√गम्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular
indeed (particle)
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
C
chariot (syandana/ratha)
C
chariot-seat/platform (upastha)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the reality that physical injury and shock can overwhelm even trained warriors; it implicitly highlights the ethical gravity of war, where bodily suffering and the fragility of life are unavoidable consequences of violent action.

A warrior, grievously wounded, climbs into the chariot-seat and, upon sitting, loses consciousness and faints on the chariot platform, as Sañjaya reports the battlefield events.