Shloka 41

Bhīṣma-nipāta-saṃvāda — Sañjaya’s Report of Bhīṣma’s Fall (भीष्मनिपातसंवादः)

Devanagari script

यस्य वीर्य समाश्रित्य मम पुत्रो बृहद्धल: । न पाण्डवानगणयत्‌ कथं स निहतः परै:,जिनके पराक्रमका आश्रय लेकर विशाल सेनाओंसे सम्पन्न मेरा पुत्र पाण्डवोंको कुछ नहीं गिनता था, वे शत्रुओंद्वारा किस प्रकार मारे गये?

Transliteration

yasya vīryaṃ samāśritya mama putro bṛhaddhalaḥ | na pāṇḍavān agaṇayat kathaṃ sa nihataḥ paraiḥ ||

Translation

持国王说道：“倚仗着谁的英勇，我的儿子——力大无穷，又有浩大军势为后盾——曾把般度诸子视若无物；那么他怎会被他人（仇敌）所杀？”

Word by Word

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• वीर्यम्: valor, prowess
• वीर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समाश्रित्य: having relied on, taking refuge in
• समाश्रित्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बृहद्धलः: Brihadbala (lit. ‘of great army/force’)
• बृहद्धलः: Karta
• Type: ProperNoun
• Root: बृहद्धल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• पाण्डवान्: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अगणयत्: did not count/esteem, disregarded
• Type: Verb
• Root: गणय् (गण् + णिच्)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कथम्: how
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निहतः: slain, killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परैः: by others, by enemies
• परैः: Karana
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son (a Kaurava)
• Pāṇḍavas
• Enemies (parāḥ)