Shloka 23

Saṃśaptakas in Candrārdha-vyūha; Arjuna’s Devadatta and the Traigarta Rout

Chapter 17

Devanagari script

ते च बद्धतनुत्राणा घृताक्ता: कुशचीरिण: । मौर्वीमेखलिनो वीरा: सहस्रशतदक्षिणा:,कवच बाँधकर कुश-चीर धारण कर लेनेके पश्चात्‌ उन्होंने अपने अंगोंमें घी लगाया और “मौर्वी” नामक तृणविशेषकी बनी हुई मेखला धारण की। वे सभी वीर पहले यज्ञ करके लाखों स्वर्ण-मुद्राएँ दक्षिणामें बाँट चुके थे

Transliteration

te ca baddha-tanutrāṇā ghṛtāktāḥ kuśa-cīriṇaḥ | maurvī-mekhalino vīrāḥ sahasra-śata-dakṣiṇāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having fastened on their armor, and after donning garments of kuśa-grass, they anointed their bodies with clarified butter and girded themselves with belts made of the grass called maurvī. Those heroes had already performed sacrifices and distributed vast gifts as sacrificial fees.

Word by Word

तेthey (those)

चand

बद्धतनुत्राणाःhaving fastened their body-armor

घृताक्ताःsmeared with ghee

कुशचीरिणःwearing garments of kuśa-grass

मौर्वीमेखलिनःwearing a mauर्वी-girdle

वीराःheroes/warriors

सहस्रशतदक्षिणाःhaving thousands and hundreds as sacrificial fees (i.e., giving very large dakṣiṇā)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

armor (tanutrāṇa/kavaca)

ghee (ghṛta)

kuśa-grass garments (kuśa-cīra)

maurvī-grass girdle (maurvī-mekhalā)

dakṣiṇā (sacrificial gifts)

Sandhi Notes