Shloka 231

भीष्म-पर्व अध्याय १०० — त्रिगर्त-आक्रमण, भीष्म-केन्द्रित पुनर्संयोजन, तथा शक्त्यस्त्र-विनिमय

Devanagari script

भण्डीपुष्पनिकाशेन तपनीयनिभेन च । अनुलिप्त: पराध्येन चन्दनेन सुगन्धिना

Transliteration

bhaṇḍīpuṣpanikāśena tapanīyanibhena ca | anuliptaḥ parārdhyena candanena sugandhinā

Translation

ករណៈបាននិយាយថា៖ «គាត់ត្រូវបានតុបតែងដោយគ្រឿងអលង្ការដែលភ្លឺរលោងដូចផ្កាភណ្ឌី ហើយចែងចាំងដូចមាសសុទ្ធ; ហើយរាងកាយត្រូវបានលាបដោយចន្ទនៈក្រអូបថ្លៃថ្នូរ»។

Word by Word

• भण्डीपुष्पनिकाशेन: with (something) resembling bhāṇḍī-flowers
• भण्डीपुष्पनिकाशेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भण्डीपुष्प-निकाश
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तपनीयनिभेन: with (something) like gold
• तपनीयनिभेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपनीय-निभ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• अनुलिप्तः: smeared/anointed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-लिप्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परार्ध्येन: with precious/excellent
• परार्ध्येन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परार्ध्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• चन्दनेन: with sandalwood (paste)
• चन्दनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सुगन्धिना: fragrant
• सुगन्धिना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुगन्धिन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• कर्ण (Karna)
• चन्दन (sandalwood paste)
• तपनीय (refined gold)
• भण्डीपुष्प (bhaṇḍī-flowers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how external marks of nobility—golden brilliance, floral beauty, and fragrant sandalwood—can persist even in a setting dominated by conflict. It invites reflection on the tension between cultivated royal decorum and the ethical gravity of war, where true worth is tested beyond appearance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Karna is describing a figure’s splendid appearance: shining like gold and flower-like in radiance, anointed with expensive fragrant sandalwood. It functions as a vivid visual detail within the war narrative, emphasizing status, preparation, and the ceremonial aspect of martial life.