Shloka 17
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 54 — Missile-Exchange and Tactical Redirection
Arjuna, Aśvatthāman, Karṇa
Devanagari script
प्रकीर्णपर्णानि यथा वसन्ते विशातयित्वा पवनोअथ्बुदांश्ष
Transliteration
prakīrṇaparṇāni yathā vasante viśātayitvā pavano 'thbudāṁśṣ
Translation
जसे वसंतात वारा गळून पडलेली पाने उडवून चिरडून टाकतो, तसेच येथेही प्रबळ शक्तीच्या आघाताने सर्व काही तुटून विखुरले जाते।
Word by Word
प्रकीर्णपर्णानिscattered leaves
प्रकीर्णपर्णानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रकीर्णपर्ण (प्रकीर्ण + पर्ण)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
वसन्तेin spring
वसन्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवसन्त
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
विशातयित्वाhaving scattered/strewn about
विशातयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootशातय् (शातयति)
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (causative sense), Non-finite
पवनःthe wind
पवनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपवन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अथthen, and
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
बुदांश्षrays/gleams (lit. portions of light)
बुदांश्ष:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबुदांशु (बुद + अंशु)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaW
wind (pavana)L
leaves (parṇa)S
spring (vasanta)C
clouds (ambuda)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes