Shloka 8

दुःशासन-सहदेव-संक्षोभः; भीम-राधेय-गदायुद्धम्; द्रोण-पार्थ-अस्त्रसंग्रामः

Duhshasana–Sahadeva Clash; Bhima–Karna Mace Exchange; Drona–Arjuna Astra Duel

Devanagari script

क्षिप्तै: कनकचित्रैश्न नृपच्छत्रै: क्षितिर्बभी

Transliteration

kṣiptaiḥ kanakacitraiś ca nṛpacchatraiḥ kṣitir babhū

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Bumi tampak berserakan dan seakan berhias oleh payung-payung kerajaan yang terlempar jatuh dalam hiruk-pikuk, banyak di antaranya berornamen emas.

Word by Word

• क्षिप्तैः: by/with (things) thrown, scattered
• क्षिप्तैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षिप्त (√क्षिप्)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• कनकचित्रैः: gold-adorned / variegated with gold
• कनकचित्रैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कनकचित्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• नृपच्छत्रैः: with kings' umbrellas (royal parasols)
• नृपच्छत्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपच्छत्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• क्षितिः: the earth, ground
• क्षितिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• बभी: became / was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (√भू)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

संयज उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Saṃjaya
• royal parasols (nṛpacchatrāṇi)
• earth/ground (kṣiti)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses battlefield imagery to teach the impermanence of worldly status: symbols of sovereignty (royal parasols) become mere debris when dharma collapses into war, cautioning against pride and attachment to power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Saṃjaya describes the battlefield aftermath: royal parasols, richly decorated with gold, have been hurled down and lie scattered across the ground, visually conveying the scale of defeat and disorder among kings and warriors.