Shloka 6

Devanagari script

अतीव मुखवर्णोडस्य निहतस्यापि शो भते । सोमस्येवाभिपूर्णस्य पौर्णमास्यां समुद्यत:,रणभूमिमें मारे जानेपर भी पूर्णमासीको उगते हुए पूर्ण चन्द्रमाकी भाँति इनके मुखकी कान्ति अत्यन्त प्रकाशित हो रही है

Transliteration

atīva mukhavarṇoḍasya nihatasya api śobhate | somasyevābhipūrṇasya paurṇamāsyāṃ samudyataḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Though he has been slain, the radiance of his face shines exceedingly—like the full moon rising on the night of the full-moon, perfectly filled with lunar light.

Word by Word

अतीवexceedingly, very much

मुखवर्णःthe complexion/lustre of the face

उदस्यof Ud(a) (proper name)

निहतस्यof (him) slain

अपिeven, although

शोभतेshines, appears splendid

सोमस्यof the moon

इवlike, as if

अभिपूर्णस्यof (one) fully filled/complete (i.e., full)

पौर्णमास्याम्on the full-moon night

समुद्यतःrising, arisen

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Soma (the Moon)

Paurṇamāsī (full-moon night)

raṇabhūmi (battlefield)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse conveys that true nobility and heroic dignity can remain visible even in death; the slain warrior’s countenance still shines, suggesting enduring inner worth and the honor associated with courageous conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Stree Parva’s lamentation context, the narrator describes a fallen figure on the battlefield whose face remains strikingly radiant, using the image of the full moon rising on the full-moon night to intensify the pathos and reverence.