Shloka 2
Devanagari script
तस्मिन् निपतिते भूमौ विह्नलले राजसत्तमे
Transliteration
tasmin nipatite bhūmau vihvalale rājasattame
Translation
ସେ ଭୂମିରେ ପତିତ ହେଲାପରେ, ହେ ରାଜଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ସେଠାରେ ସେ ବିହ୍ୱଳ ଓ ସମ୍ମୂଢ଼ ହୋଇ ପଡ଼ିରହିଲା—ଯୁଦ୍ଧର ଧର୍ମଭାର ଓ କଳହମଧ୍ୟରେ ବୀରମାନଙ୍କ ଗର୍ବ କେତେ ଶୀଘ୍ର ନିମ୍ନ ହୋଇଯାଏ, ଏହି ଦୃଶ୍ୟ ତାହା ଦର୍ଶାଏ।
Word by Word
तस्मिन्in/when that (one/that situation)
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुं, सप्तमी, एकवचन
निपतितेhaving fallen
निपतिते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootनि + पत् (धातु) → निपतित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुं, सप्तमी, एकवचन
भूमौon the ground
भूमौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्री, सप्तमी, एकवचन
विह्नललेwhen (he was) bewildered/overwhelmed
विह्नलले:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootविह्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, सप्तमी, एकवचन
राजसत्तमेin/when the best of kings (was ...)
राजसत्तमे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजसत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, सप्तमी, एकवचन
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)र
रājasattama (best of kings—address to Janamejaya)भ
भूमि (earth/ground)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the fragility of human strength and status in the face of violent conflict: even the mighty can be reduced to helplessness in an instant, inviting reflection on restraint, responsibility, and the ethical gravity of war.
Vaiśampāyana describes a figure who has fallen to the ground and lies there in a stunned, distressed state, while addressing the listener as 'best of kings'—a typical epic narration frame directed to King Janamejaya.