Shloka 44

Rajo-dhūli-saṃmūḍha-saṅgrāmaḥ

The Dust-Obscured Battle and Mutual Charges

Devanagari script

अग्निनेव प्रदग्धानि वनानि शिशिरात्यये

Transliteration

agnineva pradagdhāni vanāni śiśirātyaye

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Like forests burned up by fire at the close of winter, so were they reduced—scorched and laid waste.”

Word by Word

• अग्निना: by fire
• अग्निना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• इव: as/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• प्रदग्धानि: burnt up, scorched
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + दह्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• वनानि: forests
• वनानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• शिशिर: in winter/cold season
• शिशिर: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशिर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अत्यये: at the passing/end
• अत्यये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्यय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• agni (fire)
• vana (forests)
• śiśira (winter season)