Shloka 37

ध्वजवर्णनम् | Dhvaja-varṇanam

Description of War Standards

Devanagari script

छत्र॑ जाम्बूनदैजलैरकींज्वलनसप्रभै:,युक्तान्‌ वाजिवरान्‌ यत्त: कवची तिष्ठ दारुक । “दारुक! साथ ही उसमें छत्र लगाकर अग्नि और सूर्यके समान प्रकाशित होनेवाले तथा विश्वकर्माके बनाये हुए दिव्य सुवर्णमय जालोंसे विभूषित मेरे चारों श्रेष्ठ घोड़ों--बलाहक, मेघपुष्प, शैब्य तथा सुग्रीवको जोत लेना और स्वयं भी कवच धारण करके तैयार रहना

Transliteration

chatraṃ jāmbūnadair jālair akīṃjvalana-saprabhaḥ | yuktān vājivarān yattaḥ kavacī tiṣṭha dāruka ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O Dāruka, fit the parasol and the divine golden netting of Jāmbūnada gold, blazing like fire and the sun. Harness my four excellent horses—Balāhaka, Meghapuṣpa, Śaibya, and Sugrīva—and you too, wearing armor, stand ready.”

Word by Word

• छत्रम्: umbrella, parasol
• छत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• जाम्बूनदैः: made of Jāmbūnada-gold
• जाम्बूनदैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाम्बूनद
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• जालैः: with nets/mesh (ornamental lattices)
• जालैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अकीण्: strewn/covered (adorned) with
• अकीण्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-कीर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ज्वलन: fire
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वलन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स: with, along with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स

• प्रभैः: with splendors, with radiances
• प्रभैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• युक्तान्: yoked, harnessed
• युक्तान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (युक्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वाजिवरान्: excellent horses
• वाजिवरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजि-वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• यत्तः: ready, prepared, attentive
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यत् (यत्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कवची: armored, wearing armor
• कवची: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कवचिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तिष्ठ: stand; remain (ready)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (तिष्ठ)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular

• दारुक: O Dāruka
• दारुक: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारुक
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dāruka
• chatra (royal parasol)
• jāmbūnada (gold)
• golden netting (jāla)
• horses: Balāhaka
• horses: Meghapuṣpa
• horses: Śaibya
• horses: Sugrīva
• kavaca (armor)