Shloka 22
स्त्री-विलापः — गान्धार्याः रणभूमिदर्शनं शापवचनं च
Battlefield Lament and Gāndhārī’s Curse
Devanagari script
एष चेदिपति: शूरो धृष्टकेतुर्महारथ: । शेते विनिहत:ः संख्ये हत्वा शत्रूनू सहस्रशः,यह चेदिराज शूरवीर महारथी धृष्टकेतु सहस्रों शत्रुओंको मारकर मारा गया और रणशय्यापर सदाके लिये सो गया
Transliteration
vaiśampāyana uvāca | eṣa cedipatiḥ śūro dhṛṣṭaketur mahārathaḥ | śete vinihataḥ saṅkhye hatvā śatrūn sahasraśaḥ ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: This heroic lord of Cedi, Dhṛṣṭaketu, a great chariot-warrior, lies slain on the battlefield. Having cut down enemies by the thousand, he has fallen and now rests upon the bed of war—an image that underscores both the terrible cost of righteous conflict and the fragility of worldly glory.
Word by Word
एषःthis (man)
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चेदिपतिःlord/king of Cedi
चेदिपतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचेदि + पति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शूरःheroic, brave
शूरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धृष्टकेतुःDhṛṣṭaketu (proper name)
धृष्टकेतुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृष्टकेतु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महारथःgreat chariot-warrior
महारथः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहारथ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शेतेlies, rests
शेते:
TypeVerb
Rootशी (शयने)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada
विनिहतःslain, killed
विनिहतः:
Karta
TypeParticiple
Rootवि-नि-हन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive, Past (PPP)
संख्येin battle
संख्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंख्या
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
हत्वाhaving slain
हत्वा:
TypeGerund
Rootहन्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive)
शत्रून्enemies
शत्रून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सहस्रशःby thousands, in thousands
सहस्रशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहस्रशस्
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaD
DhṛṣṭaketuC
CediVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes