Shloka 28

भीष्मस्य जलप्रार्थना — अर्जुनस्य पर्जन्यास्त्रप्रयोगः — दुर्योधनं प्रति सन्ध्युपदेशः

Bhīṣma’s request for water; Arjuna’s Parjanya-astra; counsel to Duryodhana on reconciliation

Devanagari script

ते हि यत्ता महेष्वासा: पाण्डवं युद्धकोविदम्‌ | त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरकुण्ठाग्रैर्भृशं मर्मस्वताडयन्‌

Transliteration

te hi yattā maheṣvāsāḥ pāṇḍavaṃ yuddhakovidam | tribhis tribhir akuṇṭhāgrair bhṛśaṃ marmasvatāḍayan ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：那些大弓手全神贯注、志在必得，便以三支三支锋利不钝的箭矢，凶猛地反复击中那位精通战法的般度子弟（Pāṇḍava）之要害。

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• यत्ता: striving/intent (engaged)
• यत्ता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यत् (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महेष्वासाः: great archers
• महेष्वासाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पाण्डवम्: the Pandava (Arjuna)
• पाण्डवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युद्धकोविदम्: skilled in battle
• युद्धकोविदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्धकोविद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• त्रिभिः: with three (each)
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अकुण्ठाग्रैः: with unblunted-pointed (arrows)
• अकुण्ठाग्रैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकुण्ठाग्र
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• भृशम्: violently/exceedingly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम्

• मर्मसु: in the vital spots
• मर्मसु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• अताडयन्: they struck/beat
• Type: Verb
• Root: तड् (ताडयति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• the Pāṇḍava (unnamed Pandava warrior)
• mighty archers (unnamed opponents)
• arrows