Shloka 29
Rukmī’s Offer of Aid and Arjuna’s Refusal (रुक्मिप्रस्तावः—अर्जुनप्रत्याख्यानम्)
Devanagari script
निर्घाता: पृथिवीकम्पा गजबंहितनि:स्वना: । आसंश्न सर्वयोधानां पातयन्तो मनांस्युत
Translation
象の咆哮に稲妻の雷鳴が重なるかのごとき、恐るべき轟音が起こり、大地は揺れ動いた。かくして現れた数々の凶兆は、すべての戦士の心の勢いと勇気を押し沈めた。
Word by Word
निर्घाताःcrashes/peals (loud reports)
निर्घाताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिर्घात
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पृथिवीकम्पाःearthquakes (earth-tremblings)
पृथिवीकम्पाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवीकम्प
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
गजबृंहितनिःस्वनाःsounds like the trumpeting of elephants
गजबृंहितनिःस्वनाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगजबृंहितनिःस्वन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
आसन्were/occurred
आसन्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural
सर्वयोधानाम्of all warriors
सर्वयोधानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वयोध
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
पातयन्तःcausing to fall; depressing
पातयन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormPresent active participle (Śatṛ), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
मनांसिminds/spirits
मनांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
उतand/also
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes