Shloka 8

Śalya’s Consecration as Senāpati and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira (शल्यस्य सेनापत्यभिषेकः)

Devanagari script

स्वज्रं प्रच्छन्नशिरसं कम्बुग्रीवं प्रियंवदम्‌ । व्याकोशपपक्राक्षं व्याप्रास्यं मेरुगौरवम्‌

Transliteration

svajaṃraṃ pracchannaśirasaṃ kambugrīvaṃ priyaṃvadam | vyākośapapakrakṣaṃ vyāprāsyaṃ merugauravam

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Ia tampak dengan kepala seakan tertutup, leher laksana sangkha, tutur kata menyejukkan; mata terbelalak gelisah, mulut menganga seolah dalam pengerahan dahsyat—memikul bobot dan wibawa bak Gunung Meru.”

Word by Word

• सु-वज्रम्: very hard/adamantine
• सु-वज्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वज्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रच्छन्न-शिरसम्: having a concealed head
• प्रच्छन्न-शिरसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रच्छन्नशिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कम्बु-ग्रीवम्: having a conch-like neck
• कम्बु-ग्रीवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कम्बुग्रीव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रियं-वदम्: sweet-speaking
• प्रियं-वदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रियंवद
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• व्याकोश-पक्व-अक्षम्: having wide-open, ripened (reddish) eyes
• व्याकोश-पक्व-अक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याकोशपक्वाक्ष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• व्याप्रास्यम्: having a wide-open mouth
• व्याप्रास्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याप्रास्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मेरु-गौरवम्: having the heaviness/majesty of Meru
• मेरु-गौरवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेरुगौरव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mount Meru