Shloka 13

Devanagari script

मत्तमातड्रसंकाशा लोहिताक्षा विभीषणा:

Transliteration

mattamātaṅga-saṅkāśā lohitākṣā vibhīṣaṇāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: They appeared like intoxicated elephants—red-eyed and terrifying—an image that heightens the dread and moral gravity of the battlefield, where unchecked fury and martial frenzy eclipse restraint and compassion.

Word by Word

• मत्त: intoxicated, frenzied
• मत्त: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मातङ्ग-संकाशाः: resembling elephants
• मातङ्ग-संकाशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मातङ्ग-संकाश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• लोहित-अक्षाः: red-eyed
• लोहित-अक्षाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोहित-अक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विभीषणाः: terrifying, dreadful
• विभीषणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभीषण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya