Shloka 4
Devanagari script
श्वेताश्लौ पुरुषौ दिव्यावास्थितावरिमर्दनौ | शुशुभाते महात्मानौ चन्द्रादित्यौ यथा दिवि
Translation
ഇരുവരുടെയും കുതിരകൾ ശ്വേതവർണ്ണമായിരുന്നു. ഇരുവരും ദിവ്യപുരുഷന്മാർ; ശത്രുനിഗ്രഹത്തിൽ സമർത്ഥർ. ആ രണ്ടു മഹാത്മ വീരന്മാർ യുദ്ധഭൂമിയിൽ ആകാശത്തിലെ ചന്ദ്രനും സൂര്യനും പോലെ ശോഭിച്ചു.
Word by Word
श्वेतwhite
श्वेत:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्वेत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
अश्लौtwo horses
अश्लौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
पुरुषौtwo men/persons
पुरुषौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
दिव्यौdivine
दिव्यौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
आस्थितौhaving mounted / having taken position
आस्थितौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ-स्था
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual, क्त (past passive participle)
अरिमर्दनौenemy-crushing
अरिमर्दनौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअरि-मर्दन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
शुशुभातेshone / were resplendent
शुशुभाते:
TypeVerb
Rootशुभ्
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Dual, Ātmanepada
महात्मानौtwo great-souled ones
महात्मानौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
चन्द्रादित्यौthe moon and the sun
चन्द्रादित्यौ:
TypeNoun
Rootचन्द्र-आदित्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
यथाas / like
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
दिविin heaven / in the sky
दिवि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes