Shloka 76
भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas
Devanagari script
क्लृप्तश्मश्रुभिरत्यर्थ वीराणां समलंकृतै: । अपविद्धैर्महाराज सुवर्णोज्ज्वलकुण्डलै:
Transliteration
klṛptaśmaśrubhir atyarthaṁ vīrāṇāṁ samalaṅkṛtaiḥ | apaviddhair mahārāja suvarṇojjvalakuṇḍalaiḥ ||
Translation
Sanjaya said: O King, the warriors—now exceedingly adorned with neatly trimmed moustaches—had their bright golden earrings cast off and scattered about. The scene underscores how the outward marks of valor and ornament, once signs of pride and status, are rendered meaningless amid the harsh reality of battle.
Word by Word
क्लृप्तarranged, trimmed
क्लृप्त:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootक्लृप् (धातु) → क्लृप्त (कृदन्त)
Formपुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन
श्मश्रुभिःwith beards/moustaches
श्मश्रुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootश्मश्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन
अत्यर्थम्exceedingly, very much
अत्यर्थम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्यर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
वीराणाम्of the heroes/warriors
वीराणाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, षष्ठी, बहुवचन
समलंकृतैःwell-adorned
समलंकृतैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसम् + अलंकृ (धातु) → समलंकृत (कृदन्त)
Formपुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन
अपविद्धैःcast off, thrown down
अपविद्धैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअप + विध् (धातु) → अपविद्ध (कृदन्त)
Formपुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
सुवर्णोज्ज्वलकुण्डलैःwith gold-bright earrings
सुवर्णोज्ज्वलकुण्डलैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसुवर्ण + उज्ज्वल + कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SanjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'mahārāja')W
warriors (vīrāḥ)G
golden earrings (suvarṇojjvalakuṇḍala)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes