Shloka 116

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

Devanagari script

स्थूलस्फिग्‌ विकृतो रूक्ष: श्वयूथपरिवारित: । शंकुकर्णो महावक्त्रो मलिनो घोरदर्शन:

Transliteration

sthūlasphig vikṛto rūkṣaḥ śvayūthaparivāritaḥ | śaṅkukarṇo mahāvaktro malino ghoradarśanaḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “He was gross of hip, misshapen and rough in appearance, surrounded by packs of dogs; with pointed ears and a huge mouth, filthy and terrifying to behold.”

Word by Word

• स्थूलस्फिक्: having large buttocks/hips
• स्थूलस्फिक्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थूलस्फिक्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विकृतः: deformed, misshapen
• विकृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विकृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रूक्षः: rough, harsh
• रूक्षः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्वयूथपरिवारितः: surrounded by packs of dogs
• श्वयूथपरिवारितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वयूथपरिवारित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शंकुकर्णः: having cone-shaped ears
• शंकुकर्णः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंकुकर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महावक्त्रः: large-mouthed, having a huge face/mouth
• महावक्त्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावक्त्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मलिनः: dirty, soiled
• मलिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मलिन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• घोरदर्शनः: terrible to behold, of dreadful appearance
• घोरदर्शनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोरदर्शन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• dogs (śva-yūtha)