Shloka 3
Devanagari script
प्राच्यां देशि सहस्रांशोररुणेनारुणीकृतम् । तपनीयं यथा चक्र भ्राजते रविमण्डलम्,प्राचीमें अरुणके द्वारा अरुण किया हुआ सूर्यदेवका मण्डल सुवर्णमय चक्रके समान सुशोभित होने लगा
Transliteration
prācyāṃ deśi sahasrāṃśor aruṇenāruṇīkṛtam | tapanīyaṃ yathā cakra bhrājate ravimaṇḍalam ||
Translation
サンジャヤは言った。「東方にて、千の光を放つ太陽の円はアルナにより赤みを帯び、日輪は精金の車輪のごとく輝き始めた。」
Word by Word
प्राच्याम्in the east
प्राच्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्राची
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
देशेin the region
देशे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदेश
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सहस्रांशोःof the thousand-rayed (Sun)
सहस्रांशोः:
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्रांशु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अरुणेनby Aruṇa
अरुणेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअरुण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अरुणीकृतम्made reddish; reddened
अरुणीकृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootअरुणीकृ
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
तपनीयम्golden
तपनीयम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootतपनीय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
यथाas; like
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
चक्रम्a disc; wheel
चक्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootचक्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भ्राजतेshines; is resplendent
भ्राजते:
TypeVerb
Rootभ्राज्
FormPresent, Atmanepada, Third, Singular
रविमण्डलम्the sun’s orb; solar disc
रविमण्डलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरविमण्डल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaR
Ravi (Sun)A
AruṇaP
Prācī (the eastern direction)R
ravimaṇḍala (sun-disc)C
cakra (wheel/disc of gold)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the steady movement of cosmic order (time and dawn) regardless of human conflict, reminding the listener that dharma and consequence unfold within an impartial universe.
Sañjaya describes sunrise: the eastern sky is reddened by Aruṇa, and the sun’s disc gleams like a golden wheel—signaling the start of a new phase of events in the war narrative.