Shloka 49

Adhyāya 18 — Sequential Duels and Formation Pressure

Ulūka–Yuyutsu; Śakuni–Sutasoma; Kṛpa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna; Kṛtavarmā–Śikhaṇḍin

Devanagari script

चन्द्रनक्षत्रभासै श्व वदनैश्वारुकुण्डलै:

Transliteration

candra-nakṣatra-bhāsaiḥ śva-vadanaiś cāru-kuṇḍalaiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: (The scene was filled) with beings shining like the moon and stars, with dog-faced forms, and with beautiful earrings—an ominous, otherworldly spectacle that underscores the moral darkness and dread surrounding the war’s unfolding.

Word by Word

• चन्द्र: moon
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative/Accusative (in compound stem), Singular (as compound member)

• नक्षत्र: star/constellation
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (in compound stem), Singular (as compound member)

• भासैः: with lights/splendours
• भासैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• श्ववदनैः: with (those) having dog-like faces
• श्ववदनैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्ववदन
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• आरुकुण्डलैः: with (those) having shining/bright earrings
• आरुकुण्डलैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आरुकुण्डल
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• moon
• stars
• earrings