Shloka 36
Devanagari script
तस्य रूपं बभौ राजन् भारद्वाजं जिघांसत: । यथा रूपं पुरा विष्णोर्हिरण्यकशिपोर्वधे
Transliteration
tasya rūpaṃ babhau rājan bhāradvājaṃ jighāṃsataḥ | yathā rūpaṃ purā viṣṇor hiraṇyakaśipor vadhe ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: O King, as he sought to slay Bhāradvāja (Droṇa), his appearance blazed forth—like the form Viṣṇu once assumed when He brought about the death of Hiraṇyakaśipu. The comparison frames the warrior’s fierce resolve as taking on a near-divine, awe-inspiring aspect, suggesting how wrath and purpose in battle can resemble the terrible majesty associated with cosmic justice.
Word by Word
तस्यof him/its
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
रूपम्form/appearance
रूपम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
बभौshone/appeared
बभौ:
TypeVerb
Rootभा (भाति)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
भारद्वाजम्Bhāradvāja (Drona)
भारद्वाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootभारद्वाज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जिघांसतःof (him) wishing to kill
जिघांसतः:
Sambandha
TypeVerb (Participle)
Rootहन् (desiderative: जिघांस्)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular, Present active participle (Śatṛ) of desiderative stem
यथाas/just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
रूपम्form/appearance
रूपम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
पुराformerly/once
पुरा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
विष्णोःof Viṣṇu
विष्णोः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootविष्णु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
हिरण्यकशिपोःof Hiraṇyakaśipu
हिरण्यकशिपोः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootहिरण्यकशिपु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
वधेin the slaying
वधे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवध
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
King DhṛtarāṣṭraB
Bhāradvāja (Droṇa)V
ViṣṇuH
HiraṇyakaśipuVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes