Shloka 74

भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ११०: पार्थभीमयोः प्रहारः तथा भीष्माभिमुखं संग्रामविस्तारः

Arjuna and Bhima’s pressure; escalation toward Bhishma

Devanagari script

भवन्तं समरे क्रुद्धं दण्डहस्तमिवान्तकम्‌ । युधिष्ठिरने कहा--पितामह! हमलोग युद्धमें दण्डधारी यमराजकी भाँति क्रोधमें भरे हुए आपको जिस प्रकार जीत सकें, वैसा उपाय हमें आप ही बताइये ।। ७३ ह ।। शकक्‍्यो वज्धरो जेतुं वरुणो5थ यमस्तथा

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |

bhavantaṃ samare kruddhaṃ daṇḍahastam ivāntakam |

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca—pitāmaha! vayam yuddhe daṇḍadhārī yamarāja iva krodhena pūrṇaṃ bhavantaṃ yathā jayet, tādṛśam upāyaṃ asmān bhavān eva brūyāt ||

śakyo vajradharo jetuṃ varuṇo ’tha yamas tathā ||

Translation

由提施提罗说道：“祖父啊！在战场上，你怒焰腾起，宛如执杖的死神。请你亲自告诉我们，凭何方法我们才能在战争中战胜你。即使执金刚杵的因陀罗，以及伐楼那与阎摩，也都可被征服——那么也请指示我们，如何才能征服你。”

Word by Word

• भवन्तम्: you (honorific), (as) the one to be conquered/approached
• भवन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• क्रुद्धम्: angry, enraged
• क्रुद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दण्डहस्तम्: having a staff in hand
• दण्डहस्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दण्डहस्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अन्तकम्: Death (Yama), the ender
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शक्यः: possible, able (to be done)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वज्रधरः: the thunderbolt-bearer (Indra)
• वज्रधरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्रधर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जेतुम्: to conquer
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Infinitive, Parasmaipada

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अथ: and then / also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: likewise, so too
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha)
• Antaka (Death)
• Yama
• Vajradhara (Indra)
• Varuṇa
• Daṇḍa (staff)