Shloka 47
मैत्रेयागमनम् — The Arrival of Maitreya and the Admonition to Duryodhana
Devanagari script
दण्डपाणिरिव क्ुद्ध: समरे प्रत्यधावत । तद् वृक्षयुद्धमभवन्महीरुहविनाशनम्
Transliteration
daṇḍapāṇir iva kruddhaḥ samare pratyadhāvat | tad vṛkṣayuddham abhavan mahīruhavināśanam ||
Translation
Like an enraged wielder of the rod of punishment, he rushed forward in the battle. Then that fight with uprooted trees became a scene of devastation, felling great trees and making the grove itself a casualty of wrathful combat—showing how anger in war destroys not only foes but also the very ground that sustains life.
Word by Word
दण्डपाणिःone having a staff in hand
दण्डपाणिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदण्डपाणि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
क्रुद्धःangered
क्रुद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
प्रत्यधावतran towards, charged
प्रत्यधावत:
TypeVerb
Rootधाव्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
वृक्षयुद्धम्battle with trees / tree-fight
वृक्षयुद्धम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्षयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अभवत्became, occurred
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular
महीरुहविनाशनम्causing the destruction of trees
महीरुहविनाशनम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहीरुहविनाशन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
daṇḍa (staff/rod of punishment)V
vṛkṣa (trees)M
mahīruha (great trees)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes