Shloka 18
Devanagari script
तस्याज्ञां शिरसा योधा: परिगृहा[ विशाम्पते | विवर्णवदना राजन् न््यविशन्त महारथा:,प्रजानाथ! वे सब महारथी योद्धा दुर्योधनकी आज्ञा शिरोधार्य करके शिबिरमें प्रविष्ट हुए। उन सबके मुखोंकी कान्ति फीकी पड़ गयी थी
Transliteration
tasyājñāṃ śirasā yodhāḥ parigṛhya viśāṃpate | vivarṇavadanā rājan nyaviśanta mahārathāḥ ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “O lord of the people, those warriors, taking his command upon their heads in obedience, entered the camp. O King, the great chariot-fighters went in with faces drained of color—an outward sign of inner shock and foreboding amid the burdens of war and duty.”
Word by Word
तस्यof him (Duryodhana)
तस्य:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
आज्ञाम्command, order
आज्ञाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआज्ञा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
शिरसाwith (their) head; on the head (as a mark of acceptance)
शिरसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
योधाःwarriors
योधाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयोध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
परिगृह्यhaving accepted / having taken up (i.e., having complied with)
परिगृह्य:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-ग्रह्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
विशाम्पतेO lord of the people
विशाम्पते:
TypeNoun
Rootविशाम्पति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
विवर्ण-वदनाःhaving pale faces
विवर्ण-वदनाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविवर्णवदन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
न्यविशन्तentered
न्यविशन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-विश्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
महारथाःgreat chariot-warriors
महारथाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहारथ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
DuryodhanaT
the mahārathas (great chariot-warriors)T
the camp (śibira, implied by narrative context)T
the King addressed (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied by Sañjaya’s address)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes