Shloka 4

Devanagari script

हारपद्माकरवतीमुष्णीषवरफेनिलाम्‌ । धनु:शरध्वजोपेतां नरक्षुद्रकपालिनीम्‌

Transliteration

hārapadmākaravatīm uṣṇīṣavaraphenilām | dhanuḥśaradhvajopetāṃ narakṣudrakapālinīm ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Pasukan itu tampak laksana telaga terisi teratai dan untaian karangan; sorban-sorban indahnya bagai puncak buih putih. Namun, meski berhias busur, panah, dan panji, ia seakan memanggul tengkorak-tengkorak manusia yang kecil dan remuk—seperti kalung maut yang mengerikan.

Word by Word

• हारपद्माकरवतीम्: having a lake of lotuses (i.e., a cluster) of necklaces
• हारपद्माकरवतीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हारपद्माकरवत्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उष्णीषवरफेनिलाम्: foaming with excellent turbans (i.e., covered/strewn with them)
• उष्णीषवरफेनिलाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उष्णीषवरफेनिल
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शर: arrow
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ध्वज: banner/standard
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उपेताम्: endowed with; furnished with
• उपेताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-इ (उप + इ)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• नरक्षुद्रकपालिनीम्: having small human skulls (as ornaments/strewn about)
• नरक्षुद्रकपालिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नरक्षुद्रकपालिन्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• bows (dhanuḥ)
• arrows (śara)
• banners/standards (dhvaja)
• turbans (uṣṇīṣa)
• garlands (hāra)
• lotuses (padma)
• skulls (kapāla)