Shloka 4

अलायुधस्य भीमवधसंकल्पः

Alāyudha’s Resolve to Confront Bhīma

Devanagari script

प्रमृज्य वदनं शुभ्र॑ पुण्डरीकसमप्रभम्‌

Transliteration

pramṛjya vadanaṃ śubhraṃ puṇḍarīkasamaprabham

Translation

قال سنجيا: ثم مسح وجهه—وكان ناصعًا مشرقًا كزهرة لوتس بيضاء—واستجمع وقاره وثباته.

Word by Word

• प्रमृज्य: having wiped/cleansed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मृज्
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• वदनम्: face
• वदनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वदन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शुभ्रम्: bright, pure, white
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुण्डरीक-सम-प्रभम्: having a radiance equal to a lotus
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्डरीकसमप्रभ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya