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Shloka 18

Nakula’s Engagement with Citra-sena and Karṇa’s Sons; Śalya Re-stabilizes the Kaurava Host

हाथीकी सूँड़के समान बहुत-सी भुजाएँ कटकर धरती-पर उछलती, लोटती और भयंकर वेग प्रकट करती थीं ।।

śirasāṃ ca mahārāja patatāṃ dharaṇītale | cyutānām iva tālebhyaḥ tālānāṃ śrūyate svanaḥ ||

သဉ္ဇယက ပြောသည်– ဆင်နှာမောင်းကဲ့သို့ လက်မောင်းများ အများအပြား ဖြတ်တောက်ကျပြီး မြေပြင်ပေါ်သို့ ခုန်ကျ၊ လှိမ့်လျားကာ ကြမ်းတမ်းသော အရှိန်ကို ပြသနေကြသည်။ အရှင်မင်းကြီး၊ မြေပြင်ပေါ်သို့ ခေါင်းများ ကျသွားသည့်အခါ ထွက်ပေါ်သော အသံသည် ထန်းပင်မှ ထန်းသီးများ ကျသံတုန်တုန်ကြီးနှင့် တူညီစွာ ကြားရ၏။

शिरसाम्of (the) heads
शिरसाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
पतताम्of (those) falling
पतताम्:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormPresent active participle, Neuter, Genitive, Plural
धरणीतलेon the surface of the earth
धरणीतले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधरणीतल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
च्युतानाम्of (those) fallen/dropped
च्युतानाम्:
Apadana
TypeAdjective
Rootच्युत
FormPast passive participle, Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
इवas if/like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
तालेभ्यःfrom palm trees
तालेभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootताल
FormMasculine, Ablative, Plural
तालानाम्of palm(-fruits)
तालानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootताल
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
श्रूयतेis heard
श्रूयते:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Singular
स्वनःsound/noise
स्वनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्वन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
M
Mahārāja (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
D
dharaṇī (earth/ground)
T
tāla (palm tree)
T
tāla-phala (palm fruit)

Educational Q&A

The verse does not preach directly, but its stark simile highlights the human cost of war: life and identity (symbolized by the head) are reduced to falling objects. It implicitly presses the ethical tension in kṣatriya-dharma—duty in battle versus the grievous suffering battle produces.

Sañjaya describes the battlefield to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: severed heads are falling to the ground, and the thudding sound is compared to palm fruits dropping from palm trees, intensifying the scene’s horror and realism.