Shloka 393

Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 20 — Yudhiṣṭhira–Duryodhana Encounter and Escalation of Arms

Devanagari script

हतानां वदनान्यासन्‌ गात्राणि च महाहवे । उस महासमरमें मारे गये योद्धाओंके मुख और शरीर कुचले हुए कमलों और कुम्हलायी हुई मालाओंके समान श्रीहीन हो गये थे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | hatānāṃ vadanāny āsan gātrāṇi ca mahāhave |

Translation

Sañjaya said: In that great battle, the faces and bodies of the slain had lost all beauty—appearing like crushed lotuses and withered garlands. The image underscores the moral cost of war: even the mighty, once adorned with honor and vitality, are reduced to lifeless forms, reminding the listener of the impermanence of bodily glory and the grievous consequence of violence.

Word by Word

• हतानाम्: of the slain
• हतानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हत (√हन्)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वदनानि: faces
• वदनानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वदन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• आसन्: were
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• गात्राणि: limbs/bodies
• गात्राणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

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

• महाहवे: in the great battle
• महाहवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाहव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• slain warriors
• great battle (mahāhava)