Shloka 14

Devanagari script

स नागराज: सह राजसूनुना पपात रक्त बहु सर्वत: क्षरन्‌ । महेन्द्रवजप्रहतो 5म्बुदागमे यथा जल गैरिकपर्वतस्तथा

Transliteration

sa nāgarājaḥ saha rājasūnunā papāta rakta-bahu sarvataḥ kṣaran | mahendra-vajra-prahato ’mbudāgame yathā jala-gairika-parvatas tathā ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ— ସେ ନାଗରାଜ ରାଜପୁତ୍ର ସହିତ ଗଡ଼ି ପଡ଼ିଲା; ତାହାର ଦେହରୁ ସବୁଦିଗରେ ଅଧିକ ରକ୍ତ ଝରୁଥିଲା। ବର୍ଷାମେଘ ଆସିବାବେଳେ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରବଜ୍ରାଘାତରେ ଆହତ ଗେରୁଆ ପର୍ବତ ଯେପରି ଜଳଧାରା ଝରାଇ ଭାଙ୍ଗି ପଡ଼େ, ସେପରି ସେ ଧରାଶାୟୀ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

सःhe/that one

नागराजःking of serpents

सहtogether with

राजसूनुनाwith the king's son

पपातfell

रक्तम्blood

बहुmuch, abundant

सर्वतःfrom all sides, everywhere

क्षरन्oozing, dripping

महेन्द्रवज्रप्रहतःstruck by Indra's thunderbolt

अम्बुदागमेat the coming of clouds (rainy season)

यथाas, just as

जलम्water

गैरिकपर्वतःa red-ochre mountain

तथाso, likewise

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Nāgarāja (lord of serpents)

rājasūnu (the king’s son)

Mahendra/Indra

vajra (thunderbolt)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the stark moral reality of war: once violence is unleashed, even the mighty fall, and suffering spreads inescapably. The vivid simile serves as a reminder of the heavy karmic and human cost of battlefield choices.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a catastrophic fall: the ‘lord of serpents’ collapses along with a prince, bleeding heavily. The scene is compared to a red-ochre mountain struck like by Indra’s thunderbolt when rains arrive, with water (here, blood) pouring down.