Shloka 53

भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्

Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash

Devanagari script

यतमानोौ तु तौ वीरावन्योन्यस्य वध प्रति

Transliteration

yatamānau tu tau vīrāv anyonyasya vadha prati

Translation

Sañjaya thưa: Hai vị anh hùng ấy, dốc trọn quyết tâm, lao tới nhằm giết lẫn nhau—mỗi người đều nhắm đến cái chết của đối phương theo lẽ nghiệt ngã của chiến trận.

Word by Word

• यतमानौ: striving, exerting
• यतमानौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यतमान (यत् धातु, आत्मनेपदी वर्तमानकृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• वीरौ: heroes/warriors
• वीरौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अन्योन्यस्य: of each other
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अन्योन्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• वधम्: slaying, killing
• वधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards/for (in regard to)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• तौ वीरौ (the two heroes/warriors—unnamed in this half-verse)