Shloka 16
Devanagari script
हरिद्रासमवर्णास्तु जवना हेममालिन:
Transliteration
haridrāsamavarṇāstu javanā hemamālinaḥ
Translation
Sañjaya berichtet: Die Yavana erschienen in einem kurkumagoldenen Farbton, geschmückt mit goldenen Girlanden.
Word by Word
हरिद्रा-सम-वर्णाःhaving a color equal to turmeric (yellowish)
हरिद्रा-सम-वर्णाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहरिद्रा + सम + वर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
जवनाःthe Yavanas (Greeks/foreigners)
जवनाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजवन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हेम-मालिनःwearing garlands of gold
हेम-मालिनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहेम + मालिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaY
Yavanas (Javanas)G
golden garlands (hemamālā)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily serves descriptive narration rather than direct moral instruction; indirectly, it underscores how the Mahābhārata frames war as a morally charged spectacle where armies are portrayed with striking identities and adornments, intensifying the gravity of the conflict that dharma must judge.
Sañjaya is describing a contingent of warriors—identified as Yavanas—highlighting their uniform turmeric-golden complexion and their golden garlands, as part of a broader battlefield catalogue of forces and their appearance.