Shloka 156
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
Devanagari script
विकटश्न समश्नोभौ देवपुत्रोपमौ नृप । नरेश्वर! वे दोनों थे विकट (विकटानन) और सम। देवपुत्रोंके समान सुशोभित होनेवाले वे दोनों वीर आँधीके उखाड़े हुए दो वृक्षोंके समान पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े
Transliteration
sañjaya uvāca |
vikaṭaś ca samaś ca ubhau devaputropamau nṛpa |
nareśvara! tau dvau vīrau āndhyāyāḥ ukhāḍitau dvau vṛkṣāv iva pṛthivyāṃ nipetatuḥ ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “O King, those two heroes—Vikaṭa and Sama—radiant like sons of the gods, fell upon the earth like two trees torn up by a violent storm.”
Word by Word
विकटौfierce/terrible (in appearance)
विकटौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविकट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
समौequal/alike
समौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
शुशोभातेthey shone/appeared splendid
शुशोभाते:
TypeVerb
Rootशुभ्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada
देवपुत्रोपमौcomparable to sons of the gods
देवपुत्रोपमौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवपुत्रोपम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
नृपO king
नृप:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by nṛpa/nareśvara)V
VikaṭaS
SamaE
earth (pṛthivī)S
storm/wind (āndhya)T
trees (vṛkṣa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes