Shloka 12

शमीवृक्षस्थायुधप्रकाशनम् / Revelation and Identification of the Weapons on the Śamī Tree

Devanagari script

रथनागाश्व॒कलिलां पत्तिध्वजसमाकुलाम्‌ | दृष्टवैव हि परानाजौ मन: प्रव्यथतीव मे,रथ, हाथी और घोड़ोंसे यह कौरवदल खचाखच भरा हुआ है। पैदल सिपाहियों और असंख्य ध्वजाओंसे व्याप्त है। इसलिये रणभूमिमें इन शत्रुओंको देखकर ही मेरा हृदय व्यथित-सा हो गया है

Transliteration

rathanāgāśvakalilāṁ pattidhvajasamākulām | dṛṣṭvaiva hi parān ājau manaḥ pravyathatīva me ||

Translation

Uttara said: “This Kaurava host is densely packed with chariots, elephants, and horses; it is crowded with foot-soldiers and filled with countless banners. Therefore, merely upon seeing these enemies on the battlefield, my heart feels shaken and distressed.”

Word by Word

रथनागाश्वकलिलाम्densely filled with chariots, elephants, and horses

पत्तिध्वजसमाकुलाम्thronged with infantry and banners

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

एवindeed/just

हिfor/indeed

परान्enemies/opponents

आजौin battle

मनःmind/heart

प्रव्यथतिis distressed/trembles

इवas if

मेof me/my

Speaker

उत्तर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Uttara (Prince of Virāṭa)

Kaurava army

chariots

war-elephants

horses

infantry

banners/standards

battlefield

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes