Shloka 56

Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana

The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint

Devanagari script

बहुपादैर्बहुभुजै: कबन्धैर्घोरदर्शनै:

Transliteration

bahupādair bahubhujaiḥ kabandhair ghoradarśanaiḥ

Translation

Vāyu-deva said: “(The battlefield is filled) with headless trunks—terrifying to behold—endowed with many feet and many arms.”

Word by Word

• बहुपादैः: with many feet
• बहुपादैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुपाद
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• बहुभुजैः: with many arms
• बहुभुजैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुभुज
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• कबन्धैः: with headless trunks (kabandhas)
• कबन्धैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कबन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• घोरदर्शनैः: of dreadful appearance
• घोरदर्शनैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोरदर्शन
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu-deva
• kabandha (headless trunk)