Shloka 24
Duryodhana Seized by Citraseṇa; Kaurava Petition to Yudhiṣṭhira (दुर्योधनापहारः / चित्रसेनगन्धर्वग्रहणम्)
Devanagari script
मार्कण्डेय उवाच तत:ः शरीरात् स्कन्दस्य पुरुष: पावकप्रभ: । भोक्तुं प्रजा: स मर्त्यानां निष्पपात महाप्रभ:,मार्कण्डेयजी कहते हैं--राजन्! तदनन्तर स्कन्दके शरीरसे अग्निके समान तेजस्वी तथा परम कान्तिमान् एक पुरुष प्रकट हुआ, जो समस्त मानव-प्रजाको खा जानेकी इच्छा रखता था
Translation
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “Then, from Skanda’s body there sprang forth a man radiant as fire, of mighty splendor—seeming to hunger to devour all the race of mortals.”
Word by Word
मार्कण्डेयःMarkandeya
मार्कण्डेयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमार्कण्डेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
शरीरात्from the body
शरीरात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootशरीर
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
स्कन्दस्यof Skanda
स्कन्दस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootस्कन्द
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
पुरुषःa man/person
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पावक-प्रभःhaving the radiance of fire
पावक-प्रभः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपावकप्रभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भोक्तुम्to eat/devour
भोक्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormInfinitive (tumun)
प्रजाःcreatures; subjects; people
प्रजाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मर्त्यानाम्of mortals/humans
मर्त्यानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
निष्पपातleapt forth; sprang out
निष्पपात:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular
महाप्रभःof great splendor
महाप्रभः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाप्रभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes