Shloka 16

द्रोणवध-प्रश्नः

Droṇa’s Fall: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry

Devanagari script

हरिद्रासमवर्णास्तु जवना हेममालिन:

Transliteration

haridrāsamavarṇāstu javanā hemamālinaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya reports that the Yavanas appeared with a turmeric-golden complexion, adorned with garlands of gold.

Word by Word

• हरिद्रा-सम-वर्णाः: having a color equal to turmeric (yellowish)
• हरिद्रा-सम-वर्णाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरिद्रा + सम + वर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• जवनाः: the Yavanas (Greeks/foreigners)
• जवनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जवन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हेम-मालिनः: wearing garlands of gold
• हेम-मालिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेम + मालिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yavanas (Javanas)
• golden garlands (hemamālā)