Shloka 433

Devanagari script

अगम्यरूपा पृथिवी मांसशोणितकर्दमा | भारत! वहाँ कर्णद्वारा मारे गये हाथियों और घोड़ोंकी लाशोंसे पृथ्वीपर चलना असम्भव हो गया। रक्त और मांसकी कीच जम गयी

Transliteration

agamyarūpā pṛthivī māṃsaśoṇitakardamā | bhārata! tatra karṇadvārā māritaiḥ hastibhiś ca aśvaiś ca śavasaṃghaiḥ pṛthivyāṃ gamanaṃ aśakyaṃ babhūva | rakta-māṃsayoḥ kardamaḥ sañjajñe |

Translation

Sanjaya said: O Bharata, the earth there became impassable—its very surface unrecognizable—turned into mire of flesh and blood. With heaps of elephant and horse carcasses slain by Karna, movement on the ground was no longer possible; a sludge of blood and flesh had formed.

Word by Word

• अगम्यरूपा: having an impassable form; impassable-looking
• अगम्यरूपा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अगम्यरूप
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पृथिवी: the earth/ground
• पृथिवी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मांसशोणितकर्दमा: muddy with flesh and blood
• मांसशोणितकर्दमा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मांसशोणितकर्दम
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• कर्णद्वारा: by Karna (as the agent/instrument)
• कर्णद्वारा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण-द्वार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• मारेभ्यः: from the slain (ones)
• मारेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Plural

• हस्तिभ्यः: from elephants
• हस्तिभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिन्
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Plural

• अश्वेभ्यः: from horses
• अश्वेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Plural

• लाशाभिः: with corpses
• लाशाभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाशा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• पृथिव्याम्: on the earth/ground
• पृथिव्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• चलनम्: movement; walking
• चलनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चलन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• असम्भवम्: impossible
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असम्भव
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular

• रक्तमांसयोः: of blood and flesh
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त-मांस
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• कीचः: mud/slush
• कीचः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीच
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समजायत: arose/formed
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bharata (Dhritarashtra)
• Karna
• Earth/ground (battlefield)
• Elephants
• Horses