Shloka 6

Devanagari script

सुदीर्घताम्रजिद्दीष्ठो लम्बभ्रू: स्थूलनासिक: । नीलाज़रे लोहितग्रीवो गिरिवर्ष्मा भयंकर:,जीभ और ओठ ताँबेके समान लाल और लम्बे थे, भौंहें बड़ी-बड़ी, नाक मोटी, शरीरका रंग काला, गर्दन लाल और शरीर पर्वताकार था। वह देखनेमें बड़ा भयंकर जान पड़ता था

Transliteration

sudīrghatāmrajiddīṣṭho lambabhrūḥ sthūlanāsikaḥ | nīlāzaro lohitagrīvo girivarṣmā bhayaṅkaraḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “He appeared terrifying—his tongue and lips were long and copper-red; his eyebrows were heavy and prominent; his nose was thick; his complexion was dark; his neck was ruddy; and his body was massive like a mountain.” The description heightens the moral atmosphere of the war by portraying a fearsome presence whose outward form mirrors the dread and violence pervading the battlefield.

Word by Word

सुदीर्घvery long

ताम्रजिह्वःhaving a copper-red tongue

दीर्घोष्ठःhaving long lips

लम्बभ्रूःhaving long/pendant eyebrows

स्थूलनासिकःhaving a thick/broad nose

नीलाजिरेblack-bodied (lit. with black skin/covering)

लोहितग्रीवःhaving a red neck

गिरिवर्ष्माhaving a mountain-like body

भयंकरःterrifying

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes