Shloka 7

Devanagari script

उदभ्रान्तनयनैर्वक्त्रै: संदष्टौष्ठपुटै: शुभै: । सकुण्डलशिरस्त्राणैर्वसुधा समकीर्यत,कुण्डल और टोपोंसहित उन रथियोंके घूमते हुए नेत्रों तथा दाँतोंद्वारा चबाये जाते हुए ओठोंवाले सुन्दर मुखोंसे सारी रणभूमि पट गयी

Transliteration

udbhrāntanayanair vaktraiḥ saṃdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭaiḥ śubhaiḥ | sakuṇḍalaśirastrāṇair vasudhā samakīryata ||

Translation

Bumi pun berserakan oleh wajah-wajah elok—mata terbelalak berputar dalam kebingungan, bibir terkatup tergigit—bersama anting-anting dan helm mereka.

Word by Word

उद्भ्रान्तwhirling/rolling (having wandered up)

नयनैःwith eyes

वक्त्रैःwith faces/mouths

संदष्टbitten/pressed together

ओष्ठपुटैःwith lips (lip-folds)

शुभैःbeautiful/splendid

सtogether with

कुण्डलearrings

शिरस्त्राणैःwith helmets/head-guards

वसुधाthe earth/ground

समकीर्यत्was strewn/covered

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

vasudhā (the earth/battlefield ground)

kuṇḍala (earrings)

śirastrāṇa (helmets)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the harsh reality and ethical weight of war: even the 'beautiful' human form becomes a scattered remnant on the battlefield. It implicitly warns that martial duty (kṣatriya-dharma) carries grave consequences, and victory is inseparable from suffering and loss.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the battlefield after intense fighting: severed heads/faces with rolling eyes and bitten lips lie scattered on the ground, along with earrings and helmets, so that the earth appears covered with these remains.