Shloka 43
आयोधनदर्शनम्
Viewing the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra
Devanagari script
रक्तोत्पलवनानीव विभान्ति रुचिराणि च | मुखानि परमस्त्रीणां परिशुष्काणि केशव,“केशव! इन सुन्दरियोंके सूखे हुए सुन्दर मुख लाल कमलोंके समूहकी भाँति शोभा पा रहे हैं
Transliteration
raktotpalavanānīva vibhānti rucirāṇi ca | mukhāni paramastrīṇāṃ pariśuṣkāṇi keśava ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “O Keśava, the faces of those noble women—now dried and withered—still shine with a startling beauty, like groves of red lotuses.”
Word by Word
रक्तोत्पलवनानिgroves/collections of red lotuses
रक्तोत्पलवनानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरक्तोत्पलवन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
विभान्तिshine, appear splendid
विभान्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभा
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
रुचिराणिbeautiful, charming
रुचिराणि:
TypeAdjective
Rootरुचिर
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मुखानिfaces
मुखानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुख
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
परमस्त्रीणामof the foremost women
परमस्त्रीणाम:
TypeNoun
Rootपरमस्त्री
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
परिशुष्काणिcompletely dried up
परिशुष्काणि:
TypeAdjective
Rootपरि-शुष्क
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
केशवO Keshava (Krishna)
केशव:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootकेशव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaK
Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)P
parama-striyaḥ (noble women)R
raktotpala (red lotus/water-lily) grovesVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes