Shloka 32

अलम्बुस-वधः

The Neutralization of Alambusa

Devanagari script

कुण्डली बद्धनिस्त्रिंश: संनद्धकवचो युवा । अभिप्रणम्य शिरसा द्वा:स्थो धर्मात्मजाय वै

Transliteration

kuṇḍalī baddha-nistriṁśaḥ sannaddha-kavaco yuvā | abhipraṇamya śirasā dvāḥstho dharmātmajāya vai ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: A young doorkeeper, wearing earrings, with his sword fastened on, and clad in armor, bowed his head in reverence before Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira). The scene underscores disciplined conduct and proper deference even amid the pressures of war.

Word by Word

• कुण्डली: wearing earrings
• कुण्डली: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुण्डलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बद्धनिस्त्रिंशः: having a sword fastened (at the side)
• बद्धनिस्त्रिंशः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बद्ध-निस्त्रिंश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संनद्धकवचः: wearing/fastened in armor
• संनद्धकवचः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संनद्ध-कवच
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युवा: a young man
• युवा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभिप्रणम्य: having bowed down / after saluting
• अभिप्रणम्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-प्र-नम्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for absolutive)

• शिरसा: with (his) head
• शिरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• द्वाःस्थः: a doorkeeper / one stationed at the door
• द्वाःस्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार्-स्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मात्मजाय: to the son of Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मात्मजाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म-आत्मज
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• वै: indeed / surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dharmātmaja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• dvāḥstha (doorkeeper)
• nistriṁśa (sword)
• kavaca (armor)
• kuṇḍala (earrings)