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Shloka 9

शूरलक्षणवर्णनम् | Marks and Typologies of Martial Temperament

मेघस्वना: क्रोधमुखा: केचित्‌ करभसंनिभा: । जिद्दानासाग्रजिद्ना श्व दूरगा दूरपातिन:

meghasvanāḥ krodhamukhāḥ kecit karabhasaṁnibhāḥ | jihvādānāsāgrajihvāś ca dūraga dūrapātinaḥ ||

ભીષ્મે કહ્યું—કેટલાક પુરુષો મેઘગર્જના સમાન સ્વરવાળા, ક્રોધમુખવાળા, ઊંટસમાન દેહવાળા; વાંકી જીભ અને વિકૃત નાસાગ્રવાળા હોય છે. તેઓ બહુ દૂર સુધી દોડી શકે છે અને અતિ દૂરના લક્ષ્યને પણ પાડી શકે છે.

मेघस्वनाःhaving thunder-like (cloud-like) roar
मेघस्वनाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमेघस्वन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
क्रोधमुखाःhaving an anger-filled face
क्रोधमुखाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रोधमुख
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
केचित्some (of them)
केचित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक-चित्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
करभसंनिभाःresembling a camel
करभसंनिभाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकरभ-संनिभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
जिह्वाtongue
जिह्वा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
दन्तtooth/teeth
दन्त:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदन्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नासाग्रtip of the nose
नासाग्र:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनासाग्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
जिह्वाtongue
जिह्वा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
श्वdog
श्व:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्वन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दूरगाःgoing far; far-running
दूरगाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदूरग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
दूरपातिनःstriking from afar; far-hitting
दूरपातिनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदूरपातिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

Bhīṣma presents a traditional way of reading character and capability through observable traits: fierce temperament and formidable presence are treated as indicators of battlefield effectiveness, especially endurance (going far) and long-range striking ability.

In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Bhīṣma is describing types of men (likely in a catalogue of qualities useful for kingship and warfare), noting a particular kind marked by thunderous voice, wrathful visage, camel-like build, and distorted tongue/nose—men suited to long pursuit and distant striking.