Shloka 46

जयद्रथवधः — The Slaying of Jayadratha

Sunset Vow and Curse-Condition

Devanagari script

शबराणां किरातानां बर्बराणां तथैव च । अगम्यरूपां पृथिवीं मांसशोणितकर्दमाम्‌

Transliteration

śabarāṇāṃ kirātānāṃ barbarāṇāṃ tathaiva ca | agamyarūpāṃ pṛthivīṃ māṃsaśoṇitakardamām ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “(It appeared) a land of Śabaras, Kirātas, and Barbaras—indeed of such wild peoples—an earth rendered unapproachable in aspect, turned into mire of flesh and blood.”

Word by Word

• शबराणाम्: of the Śabaras (a forest tribe)
• शबराणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शबर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• किरातानाम्: of the Kirātas
• किरातानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरात
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• बर्बराणाम्: of the Barbaras
• बर्बराणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्बर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अगम्यरूपाम्: having an inaccessible form; hard to traverse
• अगम्यरूपाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अगम्यरूपा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पृथिवीम्: the earth; land
• पृथिवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मांसशोणितकर्दमाम्: muddy with flesh and blood
• मांसशोणितकर्दमाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मांसशोणितकर्दमा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śabaras
• Kirātas
• Barbaras
• pṛthivī (the earth/battlefield)