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Shloka 15

Aśvatthāmā’s Stuti of Rudra and Śiva’s Empowerment (सौप्तिकपर्व, अध्याय ७)

दीप्तास्यनयनाश्षात्र नैकपादशिरोभुजा: । रत्नचित्राज्भदधरा: समुद्यतकरास्तथा

dīptāsyanayanāḥ śastrā naika-pāda-śiro-bhujāḥ | ratna-citrāmbara-dharāḥ samudyata-karās tathā ||

તેમના મુખ અને નેત્ર તેજસ્વી હતા; તેઓ શસ્ત્રધારી હતા; કેટલાંકના અનેક પગ, શિર અને ભુજાઓ હતાં; રત્નોથી ચિત્રિત વસ્ત્રો ધારણ કરેલા, અને હાથ ઊંચા કરીને તેઓ પ્રહાર માટે ઉદ્યત જણાતા હતા।

दीप्तblazing, shining
दीप्त:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदीप्त (√दीप्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
आस्यmouths/faces
आस्य:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआस्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
नयनeyes
नयन:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनयन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
अस्त्रweapons/missiles
अस्त्र:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एकone (single)
एक:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पादfeet
पाद:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शिरस्heads
शिरस्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
भुजाःarms
भुजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभुजा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
रत्नgems/jewels
रत्न:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
चित्रvariegated, adorned
चित्र:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अभ्रclouds
अभ्र:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअभ्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
धराःbearers, holders
धराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर (√धृ)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
समुद्यतraised up, uplifted
समुद्यत:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमुद्यत (सम्+उद्+√यम्/√यत्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कराःhands
कराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाthus, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
W
weapons (śastrāṇi)
J
jewel-adorned garments (ratna-citrāmbara)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how adharma-driven violence breeds terror and a sense of demonic disorder: when ethical restraint collapses, the world is experienced as hostile and uncanny, reflecting the moral darkness of the act about to unfold.

Sañjaya describes frightening, supernatural-looking figures—radiant-eyed, weapon-bearing, multi-limbed—appearing in the night. This functions as an ominous atmosphere-setting for the Sauptika episode, where stealthy killing and panic dominate the scene.