Shloka 23
Saubhadra under Concentrated Assault; Pārṣata’s Intervention and Escalation
Devanagari script
रुधिराक्तौ ततस्तौ तु शुशुभाते नरर्षभौ | वसनन््तसमये राजन् पुष्पिताविव किंशुकौ,राजन्! उस समय वे दोनों नरश्रेष्ठ लहूलुहान होकर वसंत-ऋतुमें खिले हुए दो पलाश वृक्षोंकी भाँति अत्यन्त शोभा पाने लगे
Transliteration
rudhirāktau tatastau tu śuśubhāte nararṣabhau | vasantasamaye rājan puṣpitāv iva kiṃśukau ||
Translation
Sañjaya sprach: „Da erstrahlten jene beiden Helden, wie Stiere unter den Menschen, vom Blut getränkt, umso mehr, o König — wie zwei Kiṃśuka-Bäume (Flamme-des-Waldes) im Frühling, ganz von Blüten bedeckt.“
Word by Word
रुधिराक्तौsmeared with blood
रुधिराक्तौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootरुधिर-आक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तुbut, indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
शुशुभातेshone, looked splendid
शुशुभाते:
TypeVerb
Rootशुभ्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Dual, Ātmanepada
नरर्षभौthe two best of men
नरर्षभौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनरर्षभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
वसन्तसमयेin the spring season/time
वसन्तसमये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवसन्त-समय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
पुष्पितौin bloom, flowered
पुष्पितौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपुष्पित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
किंशुकौtwo kiṃśuka (palāśa) trees
किंशुकौ:
TypeNoun
Rootकिंशुक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as rājan)T
two unnamed heroes (naraṛṣabha)K
kiṃśuka (palāśa / flame-of-the-forest) treesS
spring season (vasanta)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes