Shloka 7
Rajo-dhūli-saṃmūḍha-saṅgrāmaḥ
The Dust-Obscured Battle and Mutual Charges
Devanagari script
आश्चर्य वै सदा तेषां पुरा राज्ञां सुदुर्मति: । ततो युधिष्छिरे भक्त: कथं संजय सूदित:
Translation
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രൻ പറഞ്ഞു—സഞ്ജയാ, പണ്ടുകാലത്ത് ആ രാജാക്കന്മാരോടു അവന്റെ ബുദ്ധി അത്യന്തം ദുർമതിയായിരുന്നു; എന്നാൽ അത്ഭുതം ഇതാണ്—യുധിഷ്ഠിരന്റെ ഭക്തനായ ആ വീരൻ ശ്വേതൻ എങ്ങനെ വധിക്കപ്പെട്ടു?
Word by Word
आश्चर्यम्a wonder, surprise
आश्चर्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआश्चर्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
पुराformerly, in the past
पुरा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
राज्ञाम्of kings
राज्ञाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
सुदुर्मतिःvery evil-mindedness / very bad counsel
सुदुर्मतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुदुर्मति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
युधिष्ठिरेin/with regard to Yudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
भक्तःdevoted
भक्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
संजयO Sañjaya
संजय:
TypeNoun
Rootसंजय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सूदितःslain, killed
सूदितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसूदित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes