Shloka 39
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 20 — Yudhiṣṭhira–Duryodhana Encounter and Escalation of Arms
Devanagari script
मृदितानीव पद्मानि प्रम्लाना इव च स्रज:
Transliteration
mṛditānīva padmāni pramlānā iva ca srajaḥ
Translation
Sañjaya said: “They appeared like lotus-flowers that have been crushed, and like garlands that have withered—an image of beauty and vitality ruined by the harsh force of battle.”
Word by Word
मृदितानिcrushed, bruised
मृदितानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमृदित (√मृद्/मृद्- धातु, क्त प्रत्यय)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
इवas if, like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
पद्मानिlotuses
पद्मानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपद्म
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
प्रम्लानाःwithered, faded
प्रम्लानाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रम्लान (प्र-√म्लै/म्लान् धातु, क्त प्रत्यय)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
इवas if, like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
स्रजःgarlands
स्रजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्रज्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
P
padma (lotus)S
sraj (garland)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes