Shloka 4
अलायुधस्य भीमवधसंकल्पः
Alāyudha’s Resolve to Confront Bhīma
Devanagari script
प्रमृज्य वदनं शुभ्र॑ पुण्डरीकसमप्रभम्
Transliteration
pramṛjya vadanaṃ śubhraṃ puṇḍarīkasamaprabham
Translation
তেওঁ নিজৰ মুখমণ্ডল মচিলে—যি শুভ্ৰ পদ্মৰ দৰে দীপ্তিমান আছিল।
Word by Word
प्रमृज्यhaving wiped/cleansed
प्रमृज्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + मृज्
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
वदनम्face
वदनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवदन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शुभ्रम्bright, pure, white
शुभ्रम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पुण्डरीक-सम-प्रभम्having a radiance equal to a lotus
पुण्डरीक-सम-प्रभम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपुण्डरीकसमप्रभ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights inner discipline under pressure: even amid violence and distress, one strives to regain self-control and outward dignity—an ethical ideal in epic narrative where emotions must be mastered rather than allowed to rule.
Sañjaya describes a person (implied from context) wiping his face and appearing bright like a white lotus, indicating a moment of recovery—perhaps after tears, sweat, or dust—before continuing speech or action in the war narrative.