Shloka 12

अलम्बुस-वधः

The Neutralization of Alambusa

Devanagari script

हरिणा चन्दनेनाड्रमुपलिप्य महाभुज: । स्रग्वी चाक्लिष्टवसन: प्राड्मुख: प्राउजलि: स्थित:,फिर वे महाबाहु युधिष्ठिर अपने सारे अंगोंमें हरिचन्दनका अनुलेपन करके नूतन वस्त्र और पुष्पमाला धारण किये हाथ जोड़े पूर्वांभिमुख होकर बैठ गये

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

hariṇā candanenārdram upalipya mahābhujaḥ |

sragvī cākliṣṭavasanaḥ prāṅmukhaḥ prāñjaliḥ sthitaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having anointed his body with moist, yellow sandal-paste, that mighty-armed (king) stood adorned with a garland and clad in fresh, unsoiled garments. Facing east, with hands joined in reverence, he remained poised—signaling a deliberate turn toward ritual purity, self-restraint, and dharmic resolve amid the pressures of war.

Word by Word

• हरिणा: with yellow (sandal-paste)
• हरिणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• चन्दनेन: with sandalwood (paste)
• चन्दनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• आर्द्रम्: moist, wet
• आर्द्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्द्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उपलिप्य: having smeared/anointed
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपलिप् (उप + लिप्)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund/त्वान्त), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• महाभुजः: the mighty-armed (one)
• महाभुजः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभुज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्रग्वी: wearing a garland
• स्रग्वी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्रग्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अक्लिष्टवसनः: wearing unstained/clean garments
• अक्लिष्टवसनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्लिष्टवसन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राङ्मुखः: facing east
• प्राङ्मुखः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राङ्मुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राञ्जलिः: with joined palms
• प्राञ्जलिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राञ्जलि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्थितः: stood/remained (seated/positioned)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• yellow sandalwood paste (haricandana)
• garland (sraj)
• clean garments (vasana)
• east (pūrva/prācī direction)