Shloka 28

भीष्मस्य शरवर्षः — Bhīṣma’s Arrow-Storm and Kṛṣṇa’s Impulse to Intervene

Devanagari script

ज्वलिताश्न महोल्का वै समाहत्य दिवाकरम्‌ | निपेतु: सहसा भूमौ वेदयन्त्यो महद्‌ भयम्‌,बड़ी-बड़ी प्रज्वलित उल्काएँ सूर्यदेवसे टकरा-कर महान्‌ भयकी सूचना देती हुई सहसा पृथ्वीपर गिर रही थीं

Transliteration

jvalitāś ca maholkā vai samāhatya divākaram | nipetuḥ sahasā bhūmau vedayantyo mahad bhayam ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“巨大的火流星撞向太阳，随即骤然坠落大地，仿佛在宣告一场可怖的大恐惧。”

Word by Word

• ज्वलिताः: blazing
• ज्वलिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वलित (√ज्वल्)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• महोल्काः: great meteors/firebrands
• महोल्काः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोल्का (महत् + उल्का)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• समाहत्य: having struck/after striking
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√हन्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• दिवाकरम्: the sun
• दिवाकरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• निपेतुः: fell down
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√पत्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सहसा: suddenly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• भूमौ: on the earth/ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• वेदयन्त्यः: indicating/making known
• वेदयन्त्यः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वेदयन्ती (√विद्/√वेद् caus. वेदय-)
• Form: Present active participle, Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• महत्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भयम्: fear/terror
• भयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Divakara (the Sun)
• Maholka (meteors/fireballs)
• Bhumi (the Earth)