Shloka 84

Devanagari script

विरथस्योद्यतं हस्ताद्धेमबिन्दुभिराचितम्‌

Transliteration

virathasyodyataṁ hastād hema-bindubhir ācitam

Translation

Sañjaya said: From Viratha’s upraised hand, there fell something adorned with golden droplets.

Word by Word

• विरथस्य: of the chariotless (warrior)
• विरथस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरथ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• उद्यतम्: raised, uplifted
• उद्यतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-यत (उद् + √यम्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हस्तात्: from (his) hand
• हस्तात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• हेमबिन्दुभिः: with drops of gold
• हेमबिन्दुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेमबिन्दु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आचितम्: covered, studded, adorned
• आचितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-चित (आ + √चि)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

सयजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Viratha
• hand (hasta)
• golden droplets/specks (hema-bindavaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse primarily serves descriptive narration rather than explicit moral instruction; implicitly, it underscores how war turns even splendid, gold-adorned martial display into a prelude to harm, reminding the listener of the grave consequences behind heroic spectacle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment involving Viratha: something associated with his raised hand is depicted as ornamented with golden droplets/specks, emphasizing motion, immediacy, and the glittering yet ominous atmosphere of combat.