Shloka 363
Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
अश्वस्कन्धैर्गजस्कन्धैस्तस्य लोका यथा मम । जिसके युद्ध-यज्ञकी वेदी शत्रुओंके मस्तकों, घोड़ोंकी गर्दनों और हाथियोंके कंधोंसे बिछ जाती है, उस वीरको मेरे-जैसे ही लोक प्राप्त होते हैं
Transliteration
aśvaskandhair gajaskandhais tasya lokā yathā mama |
Translation
Ambarīṣa said: “That warrior whose battlefield‑sacrifice is imagined as an altar strewn with the heads of foes, the necks of horses, and the shoulders of elephants—he attains worlds like mine.”
Word by Word
अश्वस्कन्धैःby/with horses' necks/shoulders
अश्वस्कन्धैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वस्कन्ध
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
गजस्कन्धैःby/with elephants' shoulders
गजस्कन्धैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगजस्कन्ध
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तस्यof him/for him
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
लोकाःworlds/realms
लोकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
यथाas/just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
ममof me/mine
मम:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
अम्बरीष उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
AmbarīṣaH
horses (aśva)E
elephants (gaja)L
lokas (realms/worlds)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes