Shloka 13
आयोधनदर्शनम्
Viewing the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra
Devanagari script
रुद्राक्रीडनिभं दृष्टवा तदा विशसन स्त्रिय: । महाहें भ्यो5थ यानेभ्यो विक्रोशन्त्यो निपेतिरे,रुद्रकी क्रीडास्थलीके समान उस रणभूमिको देखकर वे स्त्रियाँ अपने बहुमूल्य रथोंसे क्रन्दन करती हुई नीचे गिर पड़ी
Transliteration
rudrākrīḍanibhaṃ dṛṣṭvā tadā viśasan striyaḥ | mahāhebhyo 'tha yānebhyo vikrośantyo nipetire ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: Seeing that battlefield, like Rudra’s own playground of destruction, the women—wailing aloud—fell down from their great elephants and other conveyances.
Word by Word
रुद्राक्रीडनिभम्resembling Rudra’s play (i.e., terrifying like Rudra’s sport)
रुद्राक्रीडनिभम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरुद्राक्रीड-निभ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
विशसन्lamenting/crying out
विशसन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootविशस्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
स्त्रियःwomen
स्त्रियः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
महाहेभ्यःfrom the great elephants
महाहेभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमहा-हे
FormMasculine, Ablative, Plural
अथand then
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
यानेभ्यःfrom the vehicles/chariots
यानेभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootयान
FormNeuter, Ablative, Plural
विक्रोशन्त्यःcrying out, wailing
विक्रोशन्त्यः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि-क्रुश्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Feminine, Nominative, Plural
निपेतुःfell down
निपेतुः:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-पत्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaR
Rudra (Śiva)W
women (striyaḥ)B
battlefield (implicit)E
elephants (mahāhebhyaḥ)V
vehicles/conveyances (yāna)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes