Shloka 30

Devanagari script

विमलैर्निशितै: शस्त्रैहयानां च प्रकीर्णकै: । जातरूपमयीभिश्व राजतीभि श्र मूर्थसु

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | vimalair niśitaiḥ śastrair hayānāṃ ca prakīrṇakaiḥ | jātarūpamayībhiś ca rājatībhiḥ śirormukheṣu ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Dengan senjata yang bersih berkilat, tajam seperti mata pisau, bertaburan di sana-sini, dan dengan kuda-kuda yang bergelimpangan, pemandangan itu tetap bersinar oleh perhiasan emas serta penutup kepala yang terang berkilau seperti perak—gambaran kemegahan di tengah kehancuran pertempuran, di mana kilau luaran tidak mampu menutupi beban moral pembunuhan.

Word by Word

विमलैःwith spotless/bright

निशितैःwith sharp

शस्त्रैःweapons

हयानाम्of horses

चand

प्रकीर्णकैःwith scattered (ones/fragments)

जातरूपमयीभिःwith (things) made of gold

राजतीभिःwith shining (ones)

शिरोमूर्धसुon the heads/crowns

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

weapons (śastra)

horses (haya)

golden ornaments (jātarūpamaya)

shining/silvery head-gear or adornments (rājatī)

heads/faces (śirormukha)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the contrast between external splendor (golden and shining adornments) and the grim reality of war (strewn weapons and fallen horses), inviting reflection on the ethical burden and impermanence that accompany martial glory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the battlefield aftermath: sharp weapons lie scattered, horses are fallen and dispersed, and amid this devastation the heads (or head-regions) still bear bright, gold and silvery ornaments—painting a vivid, tragic tableau.