Shloka 59
Devanagari script
स तु कृत्वा विरूपाणि वदनान्यशुभानि च
Transliteration
sa tu kṛtvā virūpāṇi vadanāny aśubhāni ca
Translation
Sañjaya berkata: “Namun ia mengambil rupa wajah-wajah yang mengerikan dan membawa pertanda sial….”
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
कृत्वाhaving made/done
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormAbsolutive (त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त), Active
विरूपाणिdeformed/ugly
विरूपाणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविरूप
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
वदनानिfaces/mouths
वदनानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवदन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
अशुभानिinauspicious/evil
अशुभानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअशुभ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line underscores how, in war, terror and ill-omened displays are used to unsettle opponents; ethically it hints at the degradation of human (or heroic) conduct when fear and violence dominate.
Sañjaya describes a figure who takes on grotesque, inauspicious faces—an ominous transformation or display that heightens dread and signals a dark turn in the battle scene.