Shloka 11

Saumadatti-vadha and Bhīma–Alambusa-saṃyoga (सौमदत्तिवधः तथा भीमालम्बुससंयोगः)

Devanagari script

द्वितीयं चापरं नागं सहस्रशिरसं वरम्‌ । वमन्तं विपुला ज्वाला ददृशातेडग्निवर्चसम्‌,वहीं उन्होंने अग्निके समान तेजस्वी और सहस्र फणोंसे युक्त दूसरा श्रेष्ठ नाग भी देखा, जो अपने मुखसे आगकी प्रचण्ड ज्वालाएँ उगल रहा था

Transliteration

dvitīyaṃ cāparaṃ nāgaṃ sahasraśirasaṃ varam | vamantaṃ vipulā jvālā dadṛśāteḍagnivarcasaṃ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: They beheld yet another noble serpent, the second one—an excellent nāga with a thousand heads—blazing like fire, as it spewed forth vast, fierce tongues of flame from its mouth. The vision underscores the war’s ominous, otherworldly portents, where destructive power appears as a living embodiment of terror and impending ruin.

Word by Word

द्वितीयम्second

चand

अपरम्another

नागम्serpent

सहस्रशिरसम्having a thousand heads

वरम्excellent, best

वमन्तम्vomiting, spewing

विपुलाःvast, great

ज्वालाःflames

ददृशुःthey saw

अटेत्he/it wandered (textual/variant; likely corrupt here)

अग्निवर्चसम्having the radiance of fire

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

nāga (serpent)

agni (fire)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes