Shloka 36

Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana

Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa

Devanagari script

असम्बद्धा महाराज तान्‌ निगृह्नन्ति ते गजा: । पुष्करै: पद्मसंकाशैविंकसद्धिमहाप्र भै:

Transliteration

asambaddhā mahārāja tān nigṛhṇanti te gajāḥ | puṣkaraiḥ padma-saṅkāśair vikaśad-dhima-hāprabhaiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, those elephants seize and crush them without restraint, striking with their lotus-like trunks—fully spread, radiant, and blazing with great splendor—amid the tumult of battle. The scene underscores how, once war is unleashed, force often moves beyond measured control, overwhelming combatants regardless of order or intention.

Word by Word

• असम्बद्धाः: unconnected, scattered (not in formation)
• असम्बद्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असम्बद्ध (सम्+बन्ध् धातु से निष्पन्न विशेषण)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• निगृह्णन्ति: seize, restrain, overpower
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+ग्रह्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Plural

• ते: those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गजाः: elephants
• गजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पुष्करैः: with (their) trunks
• पुष्करैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• पद्मसंकाशैः: lotus-like (in appearance)
• पद्मसंकाशैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म-संकाश
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• विकसद्भिः: opening, blossoming
• विकसद्भिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विकसत् (वि+कस् धातु, वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• महाप्रभैः: very splendid, greatly radiant
• महाप्रभैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाप्रभ
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• elephants (gajāḥ)
• trunks (puṣkara)