Shloka 2

भीष्मकृतः पाण्डवपक्ष-महारथ-प्रशंसा

Bhishma’s appraisal of Pandava-aligned chariot-warriors

Devanagari script

बलवन्तौ नरव्याप्रौ दृढक्रोधौ प्रहारिणौ । गान्धारमुख्यौ तरुणौ दर्शनीयौं महाबलौ

Transliteration

balavantau naravyāghrau dṛḍhakrodhau prahāriṇau | gāndhāramukhyau taruṇau darśanīyau mahābalau ||

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: “Hai người ấy đầy uy lực—hổ giữa loài người—cơn giận cứng như thép, ra đòn mau lẹ. Họ là bậc đứng đầu xứ Gandhāra: trẻ trung, oai nghi khiến người phải nhìn, và sức mạnh lớn lao.”

Word by Word

• बलवन्तौ: two strong (ones)
• बलवन्तौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• नरव्याघ्रौ: two tiger-like men / best of men
• नरव्याघ्रौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरव्याघ्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• दृढक्रोधौ: two of firm/violent wrath
• दृढक्रोधौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढक्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• प्रहारिणौ: two strikers; skilled in attacking
• प्रहारिणौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• गान्धारमुख्यौ: two foremost among the Gandharas
• गान्धारमुख्यौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गान्धारमुख्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तरुणौ: two young (men)
• तरुणौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• दर्शनीयौ: two handsome; worthy to be seen
• दर्शनीयौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शनीय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• महाबलौ: two very mighty
• महाबलौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Gandhara (Gāndhāra-deśa)
• two Gandhara princes/warriors (implied)