Shloka 35
Adhyāya 107 — बहुयुद्धप्रकरणम्
Multiple Defensive Engagements to Protect Bhīṣma
Devanagari script
तामापतन्तीं सहसा द्विधा चिच्छेद भारत: । क्षुप्राभ्यां सुतीक्षणा भ्यां सा व्यशीर्यत मेदिनीम्
Transliteration
tām āpatantīṃ sahasā dvidhā ciccheda bhārataḥ | kṣuraprābhyāṃ sutīkṣṇābhyāṃ sā vyaśīryata medinīm ||
Translation
三阇耶说道：那兵器骤然袭来，婆罗多后裔毗湿摩立刻以两支极其锋利的刹罗波罗箭（kṣurapra）将其一斩为二。它碎裂断散，坠落大地。
Word by Word
ताम्her/that (weapon शक्ति)
ताम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
आपतन्तीम्falling/coming swiftly (towards)
आपतन्तीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootआपत् (धातु) → आपतन्ती (शतृ-प्रत्यय)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
सहसाsuddenly, at once
सहसा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहसा
द्विधाinto two parts
द्विधा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootद्विधा
चिच्छेदcut, severed
चिच्छेद:
TypeVerb
Rootछिद् (धातु)
Formलिट् (परस्मैपद, परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन
भारतःthe Bharata (Bhishma/warrior of Bharata line)
भारतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभारत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
क्षुरप्राभ्याम्with two razor-headed arrows
क्षुरप्राभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootक्षुरप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, द्विवचन
सुतीक्ष्णाभ्याम्very sharp (with them)
सुतीक्ष्णाभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसुतीक्ष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, द्विवचन
साshe/that (shakti)
सा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
व्यशीर्यतwas shattered, broke apart
व्यशीर्यत:
TypeVerb
Rootशॄ (धातु) / शॄ (शीर्ण/शीर्यते) → वि + शीर्यत
Formलङ् (भूतकाल), प्रथम, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद
मेदिनीम्the earth/ground
मेदिनीम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमेदिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
BhīṣmaB
Bharata lineage (Bhārataḥ)Ś
śakti (spear/weapon, implied by context)K
kṣurapra (razor-edged arrows)E
earth (medinī)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even amid violence, dharma emphasizes restraint and precision: a warrior should neutralize danger efficiently, without uncontrolled aggression, using skill and alertness to protect others.
An incoming weapon (described in the Hindi as a śakti) rushes toward Bhīṣma; he counters instantly by slicing it into two with two razor-edged arrows, and the broken weapon falls to the ground.