Shloka 43

Devanagari script

अद्याहं हेमकवचैराबद्धमणिकुण्डलै:

Transliteration

adyāhaṃ hemakavacair ābaddhamaṇikuṇḍalaiḥ

Translation

ഇന്ന് ഞാൻ സ്വർണ്ണകവചം ധരിച്ചു, മണിമയ കുണ്ഡലങ്ങൾ അണിഞ്ഞ് (യുദ്ധത്തിൽ) നില്ക്കും.

Word by Word

• अद्य: today / now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगतः), प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हेमकवचैः: with golden armours
• हेमकवचैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेमकवच
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• आबद्धमणिकुण्डलैः: with jewel-earrings fastened on
• आबद्धमणिकुण्डलैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आबद्धमणिकुण्डल
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• golden armor (hemakavaca)
• jeweled earrings (maṇikuṇḍala)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethic of disciplined readiness: in a dharmic war context, a warrior’s external preparation (armor, insignia) mirrors inner resolve to fulfill one’s role with steadiness and honor.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a declaration of entering battle fully equipped—wearing golden armor and fastening jeweled earrings—signaling imminent combat and the speaker’s determination to face the day’s fighting.