Shloka 33

अध्याय २६ — शल्यस्य सारथ्य-नियोजनं, कर्णस्य प्रस्थानं, उत्पातदर्शनं च

Chapter 26: Śalya appointed as charioteer; Karṇa’s departure; portents

Devanagari script

हाराणामथ निष्काणां तनुत्राणां च भारत | छत्राणां व्यजनानां च शिरसां मुकुटै:ः सह

Transliteration

hārāṇām atha niṣkāṇāṁ tanutrāṇāṁ ca bhārata | chatrāṇāṁ vyajanānāṁ ca śirasāṁ mukuṭaiḥ saha ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O Bhārata, there were heaps of necklaces and gold ornaments, coats of mail, parasols and fans—along with severed heads still bearing their crowns.”

Word by Word

• हाराणाम्: of necklaces/garlands
• हाराणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अथ: and then/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• निष्काणाम्: of gold ornaments/coins (niṣkas)
• निष्काणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्क
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तनुत्राणाम्: of body-protections/armours
• तनुत्राणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनुत्राण
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

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

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• छत्राणाम्: of umbrellas/parasol(s)
• छत्राणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• व्यजनानाम्: of fans/whisks
• व्यजनानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यजन
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

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

• शिरसाम्: of heads
• शिरसाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• मुकुटैः: with crowns/diadems
• मुकुटैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुकुट
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• hāra (necklaces)
• niṣka (gold ornaments)
• tanutrāṇa (armor)
• chatra (royal parasol)
• vyajana (ceremonial fan)
• śiras (heads)
• mukuṭa (crowns)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the impermanence of worldly splendor: royal insignia and ornaments—symbols of power and status—lie scattered amid death, reminding the listener that pride in external grandeur is fragile before the realities of war and fate.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the battlefield aftermath to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: ornaments, armor, and royal emblems (parasols, fans) are strewn about together with severed heads still crowned, emphasizing the scale and horror of the fighting.