Shloka 21
Adhyāya 61: Saṃmohana-astra and the Kuru Withdrawal (संमोहनास्त्रं तथा कुरुनिवृत्तिः)
Devanagari script
पाणिपादशिर:पृष्ठबाहुशाखानिरन्तरम् । वनं कुरूणां छेत्स्यामि शरै: संनतपर्वभि:,“आज झुकी हुई गाँठवाले बाणोंद्वारा कौरवसेनारूपी जंगलको काट डालूँगा। हाथ, पैर, सिर, पृष्ठ (पीठ) तथा बाहु आदि अड़ ही विविध शाखाओंके रूपमें फैलकर इस कौरव-वनको सघन किये हुए हैं
Transliteration
pāṇipādaśiraḥpṛṣṭhabāhuśākhānirantaram | vanaṃ kurūṇāṃ chetsyāmi śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ ||
Translation
毗舍波耶那说道：“以关节弯曲之箭，我将砍伐俱卢大军，如伐一片森林——那森林因枝桠化作手、足、首、背与臂而愈加稠密。”
Word by Word
पाणिhand
पाणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाणि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पादfoot
पाद:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शिरःhead
शिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
पृष्ठback
पृष्ठ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपृष्ठ
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
बाहुarm
बाहु:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शाखाbranch
शाखा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशाखा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
निरन्तरम्continuous(ly), unbroken
निरन्तरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनिरन्तर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वनम्forest
वनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कुरूणाम्of the Kurus
कुरूणाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
छेत्स्यामिI shall cut
छेत्स्यामि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootछिद्
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Parasmaipada
शरैःwith arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
संनतbent, curved
संनत:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-नम् (क्त)
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
पर्वभिःwith joints/knots (sections)
पर्वभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वन्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaK
Kurus (Kaurava army)A
arrowsF
forest (metaphor)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes