Shloka 82

अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa

Devanagari script

आयसै: काज्चनैश्वापि पट्टेः संनद्धकूबरम्‌ । तारासहस्रखचितं सिंहध्वजपताकिनम्‌,लोहे और सोनेके पट्टोंसे उसका कूबर अच्छी तरह कसा हुआ था। उसमें सहसरों तारे जड़े गये थे। उसकी ध्वजा-पताकाओंमें सिंहका चिह्न बना हुआ था

Transliteration

āyasaiḥ kāñcanaiś cāpi paṭṭaiḥ saṃnaddha-kūbaram | tārā-sahasra-khacitaṃ siṃha-dhvaja-patākinam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: The chariot’s yoke and fittings were firmly bound with bands of iron and also of gold. It was inlaid with a thousand star-like ornaments, and its flags and streamers bore the emblem of a lion—an image of martial pride and royal power displayed amid the grim momentum of war.

Word by Word

आयसैःwith iron (bands/plates)

काञ्चनैःwith golden (bands/plates)

चand

अपिalso/even

पट्टैःwith straps/bands/plates

संनद्धwell-fastened/tightly-bound

कूबरम्the chariot-pole/axle-end (kūbara)

ताराstar (ornamental stud)

सहस्रthousand

खचितम्inlaid/studded

सिंहlion

ध्वजbanner/standard

पताकिनम्having pennants/flags

सिंहध्वजपताकिनम्having a lion-banner and pennants

तारासहस्रखचितम्studded with a thousand star-like ornaments

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

chariot (ratha)

kūbara (chariot-yoke)

dhvaja (banner)

patākā (streamers/flags)

lion emblem (siṃha-cihna)

iron

gold

star-like inlays (tārā)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes