Shloka 34

Vāsudeva-Māhātmya: Duryodhana’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Theological Account of Keśava

Devanagari script

भीष्मेणातुलवीर्येण व्यशीर्यत सहस्रधा । इस प्रकार अतुल पराक्रमी भीष्मके द्वारा मारी जाती हुई धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरकी वह विशाल वाहिनी सहस्रों भागोंमें बिखर गयी ।। ३३ ह ।। प्राकम्पत महासेना शरवर्षेण तापिता

Transliteration

bhīṣmeṇātulavīryeṇa vyaśīryata sahasradhā | prākampata mahāsenā śaravarṣeṇa tāpitā ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: “Bị Bhīṣma, bậc dũng lực vô song, đánh trúng, đạo quân mênh mông ấy vỡ tan thành ngàn mảnh. Bị thiêu đốt bởi cơn mưa tên của ông, đại quân bắt đầu run rẩy.”

Word by Word

• भीष्मेण: by Bhishma
• भीष्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अतुलवीर्येण: of incomparable strength/valor
• अतुलवीर्येण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुलवीर्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• व्यशीर्यत: was shattered / broke apart
• Type: Verb
• Root: शॄ
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular, Atmanepada

• सहस्रधा: into a thousand parts; a thousandfold
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रधा

• प्राकम्पत: trembled; shook
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम्प्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महासेना: the great army
• महासेना: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महासेना
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• शरवर्षेण: by a rain of arrows
• शरवर्षेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरवर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तापिता: tormented; scorched
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप्
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīṣma
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Mahāsenā (the great army/host)
• Śara-varṣa (shower of arrows)