Shloka 14
अध्याय ९९ — युयुधान-दुःशासन-युद्धम्
Chapter 99: Sātyaki and Duḥśāsana’s engagement
Devanagari script
भक्षयन्तश्न मांसानि पिबन्तश्नापि शोणितम् | विलुम्पन्तश्न केशांश्व मज्जाश्व बहुधा नूप,नरेश्वर! वे मांस खाते, रक्त पीते और केशों तथा मज्जाको बारंबार नोचते थे
Transliteration
bhakṣayantāś ca māṁsāni pibantāś cāpi śoṇitam | vilumpantāś ca keśāṁś ca majjāṁś ca bahudhā nṛpa naraśreṣṭha ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “O king, those beings were devouring flesh and even drinking blood; again and again they were tearing out hair and marrow. The scene revealed the utter collapse of restraint and compassion amid the violence of war, where cruelty appeared unchecked and humanity seemed eclipsed.”
Word by Word
भक्षयन्तःeating/devouring
भक्षयन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभक्ष्
Formशतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
मांसानिfleshes/meats
मांसानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमांस
Formनपुं, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
पिबन्तःdrinking
पिबन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पिबति)
Formशतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
शोणितम्blood
शोणितम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशोणित
Formनपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन
विलुम्पन्तःplundering/tearing off
विलुम्पन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootलुप् (वि-लुम्पति)
Formशतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
केशान्hairs
केशान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकेश
Formपुं, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मज्जान्marrows
मज्जान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमज्जा
Formस्त्री, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
बहुधाin many ways/repeatedly
बहुधा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहुधा
नृपO king
नृप:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
Formपुं, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
नरेश्वरO lord of men
नरेश्वर:
TypeNoun
Rootनरेश्वर
Formपुं, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address nṛpa/naraśreṣṭha)F
flesh (māṁsa)B
blood (śoṇita)H
hair (keśa)M
marrow (majjā)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes