Shloka 3

दुर्योधनकवचविमर्शः

Duryodhana’s Armor and the Tactical Reassessment

Devanagari script

ववुश्व॒ दारुणा वाता रूक्षा घोराभिशंसिन: । सकबन्धस्तथा<5<दित्ये परिधि: समदृश्यत,रूक्ष, भयसूचक एवं दारुण वायु बहने लगी। (दूसरे दिन सूर्योदय होनेपर) सूर्यमण्डलमें कबन्धयुक्त घेरा देखा गया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

vavuśva dāruṇā vātā rūkṣā ghorābhiśaṃsinaḥ |

sa-kabandhas tathāditye paridhiḥ samadṛśyata ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Harsh and dreadful winds began to blow—dry, rough, and ominous, as though foretelling calamity. And when the sun rose the next day, a ring was seen around the solar orb, marked with the appearance of a headless trunk (kabandha)—a fearful portent amid the unfolding war.

Word by Word

• ववुः: blew
• ववुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वा (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• दारुणाः: terrible, harsh
• दारुणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वाताः: winds
• वाताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रूक्षाः: dry, rough
• रूक्षाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• घोर: dreadful
• घोर: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अभिशंसिनः: portending evil, ominous
• अभिशंसिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिशंसिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सकबन्धः: having a kabandha (headless trunk) [mark]
• सकबन्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकबन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: also, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• आदित्ये: in the sun (sun-disc)
• आदित्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• परिधिः: halo, encircling ring
• परिधिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समदृश्यत: was seen, appeared
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive/impersonal sense

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Āditya (Sun)
• Paridhi (solar halo/ring)
• Kabandha (headless trunk apparition/omen)
• Vāta (winds)