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Shloka 16

स्त्री-विलापः — गान्धार्याः रणभूमिदर्शनं शापवचनं च

Battlefield Lament and Gāndhārī’s Curse

तप्तकाञ्चनवर्माणस्तालध्वजरथव्रजा: । भासयन्ति महीं भासा ज्वलिता इव पावका:,इन सबके कवच तपाये हुए सुवर्णके बने हैं और इनके रथसमूह तालचिह्नलित ध्वजाओंसे सुशोभित हैं। ये राजकुमार अपनी प्रभासे प्रज्वलित अग्निके समान भूतलको प्रकाशित कर रहे हैं

taptakāñcanavarmāṇas tāladhvajarathavrajāḥ | bhāsayanti mahīṃ bhāsā jvalitā iva pāvakāḥ ||

വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു— ചൂടേറ്റു തിളങ്ങുന്ന സ്വർണ്ണകവചങ്ങൾ ധരിച്ച്, താളചിഹ്നമുള്ള ധ്വജങ്ങളോടുകൂടിയ രഥസമൂഹത്തിൽ നീങ്ങുന്ന അവർ, തങ്ങളുടെ പ്രഭയാൽ ഭൂമിയെ പ്രകാശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു—ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന അഗ്നികളുപോലെ.

तप्तकाञ्चनवर्माणःhaving armor of heated gold
तप्तकाञ्चनवर्माणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतप्त-काञ्चन-वर्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तालध्वजरथव्रजाःwhose chariot-groups have palm-marked banners
तालध्वजरथव्रजाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootताल-ध्वज-रथ-व्रज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भासयन्तिthey illuminate
भासयन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभास्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada, Active
महींthe earth
महीं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमही
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
भासाby (their) radiance
भासा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभासा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
ज्वलिताःblazing
ज्वलिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootज्वलित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इवlike/as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
पावकाःfires
पावकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपावक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
G
golden armor (taptakāñcanavarmāṇi)
C
chariots (rathāḥ)
P
palm-tree banners (tāladhvajāḥ)
E
earth (mahī)
F
fire (pāvaka)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the seductive brilliance of martial power—golden armor and radiant chariot-hosts—while, in the Stree Parva’s context of mourning, it implicitly contrasts outward splendor with the tragic cost of war, reminding readers of the impermanence of worldly glory.

Vaiśampāyana describes a group of princes/warriors advancing in chariots with palm-emblem banners, wearing shining golden armor; their collective radiance is compared to blazing fire as it seems to light up the earth.