Shloka 48

Devanagari script

चूडामणीन्‌ नरेन्द्राणां विचित्रा: काउ्चनस्रज:

Transliteration

cūḍāmaṇīn narendrāṇāṃ vicitrāḥ kāñcanasrajaḥ

Translation

संजय बोले—राजाओं के चूडामणि और विचित्र स्वर्णमालाएँ भी (वहाँ पड़ी थीं)।

Word by Word

• चूडामणीन्: crest-jewels, diadem-gems
• चूडामणीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूडामणि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• नरेन्द्राणाम्: of kings
• नरेन्द्राणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• विचित्राः: variegated, splendid
• विचित्राः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• काञ्चनस्रजः: golden garlands
• काञ्चनस्रजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्चनस्रज्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• narendra (kings)
• cūḍāmaṇi (diadem-gems)
• kāñcanasrajas (golden garlands)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the fragility of worldly grandeur: royal ornaments—diadem-gems and golden garlands—stand as reminders that power and wealth, though dazzling, are easily reduced to mere objects amid the devastation of war, inviting reflection on the ethical cost of conflict and attachment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is describing what is seen in the aftermath/scene of battle—royal insignia and costly ornaments associated with kings. The imagery suggests the presence of fallen or routed rulers and the scattering of their finery on the battlefield.