Shloka 6

Devanagari script

सुदीर्घताम्रजिद्दीष्ठो लम्बभ्रू: स्थूलनासिक: । नीलाज़रे लोहितग्रीवो गिरिवर्ष्मा भयंकर:,जीभ और ओठ ताँबेके समान लाल और लम्बे थे, भौंहें बड़ी-बड़ी, नाक मोटी, शरीरका रंग काला, गर्दन लाल और शरीर पर्वताकार था। वह देखनेमें बड़ा भयंकर जान पड़ता था

Transliteration

sudīrghatāmrajiddīṣṭho lambabhrūḥ sthūlanāsikaḥ | nīlāzaro lohitagrīvo girivarṣmā bhayaṅkaraḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “He appeared terrifying—his tongue and lips were long and copper-red; his eyebrows were heavy and prominent; his nose was thick; his complexion was dark; his neck was ruddy; and his body was massive like a mountain.”

Word by Word

सुदीर्घvery long

ताम्रजिह्वःhaving a copper-red tongue

दीर्घोष्ठःhaving long lips

लम्बभ्रूःhaving long/pendant eyebrows

स्थूलनासिकःhaving a thick/broad nose

नीलाजिरेblack-bodied (lit. with black skin/covering)

लोहितग्रीवःhaving a red neck

गिरिवर्ष्माhaving a mountain-like body

भयंकरःterrifying

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse is primarily descriptive rather than doctrinal: it uses vivid physical imagery to convey the terror and moral darkness of war, reminding the listener that violence deforms the human world into something fearsome and inhuman.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describing a formidable, frightening figure on the battlefield by detailing his striking features—copper-red lips and tongue, heavy eyebrows, thick nose, dark complexion, red neck, and a mountain-like body.