Shloka 5

Devanagari script

भिन्नैश्न परुषै: पादैः सव्रणै: शोणितोक्षितै: । कुशकण्टकविद्धाड्गावुन्मत्ताविव धावत:,उनके पैरोंमें बिवाई फट गयी थी, वे कठोर हो गये थे तथा घाव हो जानेके कारण रक्तसे भींगे रहते थे, तो भी उन्हीं पैरोंसे वे दोनों दम्पति इधर-उधर पागलोंकी भाँति दौड़ रहे थे। उस समय उनके अंगोंमें कुश और काँटे बिंध गये थे

Transliteration

bhinnaiś ca paruṣaiḥ pādaiḥ savraṇaiḥ śoṇitokṣitaiḥ | kuśakaṇṭakaviddhāṅgāv unmattāv iva dhāvataḥ ||

Translation

قال ماركاندييا: «كانت أقدامهما متشققةً قاسية، مجروحةً ومغمورةً بالدم، ومع ذلك ظلّ الاثنان يركضان هنا وهناك كالمجانين. وفي فرارهما كانت أجسادهما تُوخَز بعشب الكوشا وبالأشواك.»

Word by Word

भिन्नैःsplit, cracked

चand

परुषैःhard, rough

पादैःwith (their) feet

सव्रणैःhaving wounds

शोणितोक्षितैःsprinkled/soaked with blood

कुशकण्टकविद्धाङ्गौwhose limbs were pierced by kuśa-grass and thorns

उन्मत्तौmad, frantic

इवas if, like

धावतःrunning

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

feet (pāda)

blood (śoṇita)

kuśa-grass (kuśa)

thorns (kaṇṭaka)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the extremity of suffering and the relentless drive that can seize people in crisis; it invites compassion and reflection on how hardship tests steadiness, self-control, and dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a couple fleeing or rushing about despite severe injuries: their feet are cracked and blood-soaked, and their bodies are pricked by sharp kuśa-grass and thorns, yet they continue running in a frenzy.