Shloka 17

Kṛṣṇa-vīrya-kathana

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s appraisal of Vāsudeva’s deeds

Devanagari script

चापविद्युत्प्रभो घोरो रथगुल्मबलाहक: । स नेमिघोषस्तनित: शरशब्दातिबन्धुर:

Transliteration

cāpavidyutprabho ghoro rathagulmabalāhakaḥ | sa nemighoṣastanitaḥ śaraśabdātibandhuraḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Ngeri dipandang, ia bersinar seperti kilat dari busur; ia menjulang seperti gumpalan awan yang terbina daripada kereta-kereta perang dan skuadron. Derunya ialah guruh roda, dan ia terjalin rapat dengan bunyi anak panah yang keras—gambaran kuasa perang yang melimpah, ketika kemahiran tempur dan kekuatan massa menenggelamkan tugas-tugas yang lebih lembut, lalu menolak segala makhluk ke arah bahaya dan ujian moral.

Word by Word

चापविद्युत्प्रभःhaving the radiance of lightning from a bow

घोरःterrible, dreadful

रथगुल्मबलाहकःwhose cloud-mass is a thicket of chariots (i.e., like a cloud formed of chariot-formations)

सःhe, that (one)

नेमिघोषस्तनितःwhose thunder is the sound of wheel-rims (nemi)

शरशब्दातिबन्धुरःexceedingly dense/filled with the sound of arrows

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

bow (cāpa)

arrows (śara)

chariots (ratha)

wheels (nemi)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes