Shloka 12

समुद्रवर्णनम् (Description of the Ocean) — Kadrū and Vinatā approach the sea

Devanagari script

प्रासाश्न विपुलास्तीक्ष्णा न्यपतन्त सहस्रश: । तोमराश्च सुतीक्ष्णाग्रा: शस्त्राणि विविधानि च,दोनों दलोंपर सहस्रों तीखी धारवाले बड़े-बड़े भालोंकी मार पड़ने लगी। तेज नोकवाले तोमर तथा भाँति-भाँतिके शस्त्र बरसने लगे

Transliteration

prāsāś ca vipulās tīkṣṇā nyapatanta sahasraśaḥ | tomarāś ca su-tīkṣṇāgrāḥ śastrāṇi vividhāni ca ||

Translation

Śaunaka said: Thousands of large, razor-sharp spears rained down, and keen-pointed javelins as well—along with weapons of many kinds. The scene conveys the impersonal, overwhelming force of battle, where violence multiplies beyond individual intent and the ethical weight of warfare becomes starkly visible.

Word by Word

प्रासाःspears

अपिalso/indeed

विपुलाःlarge, massive

तीक्ष्णाःsharp

न्यपतन्तfell down, rained down

सहस्रशःby thousands, in thousands

तोमराःjavelins, lances

चand

सुतीक्ष्णाग्राःhaving very sharp points

शस्त्राणिweapons

विविधानिvarious, of many kinds

चand

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

श

शौनक (Śaunaka)

प

प्रास (spears)

त

तोमर (javelins)

श

शस्त्र (weapons)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes