Shloka 53

Devanagari script

ततोअस्य देहं सततं सुखोचितं सुरूपमत्यर्थमुदारकर्मण:

Transliteration

tato 'sya dehaṃ satataṃ sukhocitaṃ surūpam atyartham udārakarmaṇaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Then his body—ever accustomed to comfort—handsome in form, and belonging to one of exceedingly noble deeds—(came to be affected/overpowered),” indicating a poignant contrast between a life of refined ease and the harsh, morally weighty pressures of the battlefield.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya

• अस्य: of him/of this (person)
• अस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• देहम्: body
• देहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सततम्: always/constantly
• सततम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत
• Form: Avyaya

• सुखोचितम्: accustomed to comfort
• सुखोचितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखोचित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुरूपम्: handsome/well-formed
• सुरूपम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरूप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अत्यर्थम्: exceedingly/very much
• अत्यर्थम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यर्थ
• Form: Avyaya

• उदारकर्मणः: of the noble-deeded (one)
• उदारकर्मणः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: उदारकर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• unnamed male figure (asya)