Shloka 2536

Chapter 136: Pandava Counter-Encirclement and the Vāyavya-Astra Disruption

Devanagari script

हेमपुड्खा महाराज व्यशोभन्त दिशो दश । महाराज! वे महातेजस्वी सुनहरी पाँखवाले बाण उसके सुवर्णजटित कवचको छिज्न- भिन्न करके दसों दिशाओंको सुशोभित करने लगे

Transliteration

hema-puṅkhā mahārāja vyaśobhanta diśo daśa |

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, the golden‑fletched arrows blazed forth and made the ten directions seem adorned. In the midst of battle, their brilliance and force tore through the opponent’s gold‑inlaid armor, showing how martial skill and relentless violence can overwhelm even splendid protection.

Word by Word

• हेमपुङ्खाः: gold-feathered (arrows)
• हेमपुङ्खाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेमपुङ्ख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• व्यशोभन्त: shone / adorned
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• दश: ten
• दश: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'mahārāja')
• golden‑fletched arrows
• gold‑inlaid armor
• the ten directions (daśa diśaḥ)