Shloka 126
Virāṭa Rescued from Suśarmā; Night Battle and Royal Gratitude (विराटमोक्षणं सुशर्मवधाभिमुखं च)
Devanagari script
अदृश्यत शिरश्कछिन्नं रजोध्वस्तं सकुण्डलम् । बातकी बातमें, कुण्डलोंसहित कटे हुए कितने ही मस्तक धूलमें लोटने लगे। किसीकी नाक बड़ी सुन्दर थी, परन्तु ऊपरका ओठ कट गया था। कोई अलंकारोंसे अलंकृत था, किंतु उसका केशभाग कटकर उड़ गया था
Transliteration
adṛśyata śiraśchinnaṁ rajodhvastaṁ sakuṇḍalam |
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: Severed heads, still wearing their earrings, were seen rolling and lying in the dust, fouled by the earth raised in battle. The scene underscores the grim cost of violence: even beauty, ornament, and identity are reduced to lifeless fragments amid the chaos of combat.
Word by Word
अदृश्यतwas seen / appeared
अदृश्यत:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada
शिरः-छिन्नम्having the head cut off / head-severed
शिरः-छिन्नम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशिरस् + छिन्न
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
रजः-ध्वस्तम्covered/soiled with dust
रजः-ध्वस्तम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootरजस् + ध्वस्त
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
स-कुण्डलम्with earrings
स-कुण्डलम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकुण्डल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaS
severed heads (śiraḥ)E
earrings (kuṇḍala)D
dust (rajas)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes