Shloka 73

दुःशासन-सहदेव-संक्षोभः; भीम-राधेय-गदायुद्धम्; द्रोण-पार्थ-अस्त्रसंग्रामः

Duhshasana–Sahadeva Clash; Bhima–Karna Mace Exchange; Drona–Arjuna Astra Duel

Devanagari script

रराज वसुधा55कीर्णा विसर्पद्धिरिवोरगै: । हाथियोंके शुण्डदण्ड कटकर इधर-उधर तड़पते हुए ऐसे प्रतीत हो रहे थे, मानो सर्प चल रहे हों। उनके द्वारा आच्छादित हुई वहाँकी भूमि अद्भुत शोभा पा रही थी

Transliteration

rarāja vasudhā kīrṇā visarpadbhir ivoragaiḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: The earth shone wondrously, strewn all over with severed elephant-trunks. As they writhed and lay scattered in every direction, they looked like serpents crawling—an awe-inspiring yet dreadful spectacle that underscores the brutal cost of war and the moral weight borne by those who wage it.

Word by Word

रराजshone, was resplendent

वसुधाthe earth, ground

कीर्णाstrewn, covered (with)

विसर्पद्भिःby/with creeping (ones)

इवas if, like

उरगैःby/with serpents

Speaker

संयज उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

earth (vasudhā)

elephants

elephant trunks (śuṇḍā-daṇḍa)

serpents (uraga)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes