Shloka 15

दण्डधारवधः | The Slaying of Daṇḍadhāra

Devanagari script

तच्छिरो न्‍न्यपतद्‌ भूमौ चित्रसेनस्य दीप्तिमत्‌ | यदृच्छया यथा चन्द्रश्न्युत: स्वर्गान्महीतलम्‌,चित्रसेनका वह दीप्तिशाली मस्तक पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा, मानो चन्द्रमा दैवेच्छावश स्वर्गसे भूतलपर आ गिरा हो

Transliteration

tacchiro nyapatad bhūmau citrasenasya dīptimat | yadṛcchayā yathā candraḥ cyutaḥ svargān mahītalam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then the radiant head of Citraseṇa fell upon the earth, as though the moon itself, by the turn of fate, had slipped from heaven down to the ground.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• न्यपतत्: fell down
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• चित्रसेनस्य: of Chitrasena
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: चित्रसेन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• दीप्तिमत्: shining, radiant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्तिमत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यदृच्छया: by chance; by fate
• यदृच्छया: Karana
• Type: Noun (used adverbially)
• Root: यदृच्छा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• यथा: as, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• चन्द्रः: the moon
• चन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च्युतः: fallen down
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: च्युत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)

• स्वर्गात्: from heaven
• स्वर्गात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• महीतलम्: the earth's surface; ground
• महीतलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीतल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Citrasena
• Candra (the Moon)
• Svarga (heaven)
• Mahītala/Bhūmi (earth)