Shloka 15

कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा

Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying

Devanagari script

तौ धरामन्वपसद्येतां वातरुग्णाविव द्रुमौ

Transliteration

tau dharām anvapasadyetāṃ vātarugṇāv iva drumau

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Kedua-duanya rebah ke bumi, bagaikan dua batang pohon yang dipatahkan angin ribut—gambaran para pahlawan yang ditundukkan oleh daya perang dan takdir yang tidak tertahan, ketika megah dan kekuatan runtuh sekelip mata.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• धराम्: the earth/ground
• धराम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अन्वपसद्येताम्: they two sank down/fell down (upon)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-अप-सद्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

• वातरुग्णौ: broken/afflicted by the wind
• वातरुग्णौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वातरुग्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• द्रुमौ: two trees
• द्रुमौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• earth (dharā)
• wind (vāta)
• trees (druma)