Shloka 15

Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira

Book 9, Chapter 11

Devanagari script

सदण्डशूला दीप्ताग्रा: शीर्यमाणा: समन्ततः । उल्का भूमिं दिव: पेतुराहत्य रविमण्डलम्‌,आकाशसे बहुत-सी उल्काएँ सूर्यमण्डलसे टकराकर पृथ्वीपर गिरने लगीं। उनके साथ दण्डयुक्त शूल भी गिर रहे थे। उन उल्काओंके अग्रभाग अपनी दीप्तिसे दमक रहे थे। वे सब-की-सब चारों ओर बिखरी पड़ती थीं

Transliteration

sadaṇḍaśūlā dīptāgrāḥ śīryamāṇāḥ samantataḥ | ulkā bhūmiṃ divaḥ petur āhatya ravimaṇḍalam ||

Translation

ଆକାଶରୁ ଅନେକ ଉଲ୍କା ଯେନ ସୂର୍ୟମଣ୍ଡଳକୁ ଆଘାତ କରି ପୃଥିବୀରେ ପଡ଼ିବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲା। ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଦଣ୍ଡଯୁକ୍ତ ଶୂଳମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପଡ଼ୁଥିଲେ। ଉଲ୍କାମାନଙ୍କ ଅଗ୍ରଭାଗ ନିଜ ଦୀପ୍ତିରେ ଜ୍ଵଳମାନ ଥିଲା ଏବଂ ସେମାନେ ସବୁଦିଗକୁ ଭାଙ୍ଗି ଛିଟିକି ପଡ଼ୁଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

सदण्डशूलाःhaving spears with staffs (staffed spears)

दीप्ताग्राःhaving blazing tips

शीर्यमाणाःfalling down / dropping

समन्ततःon all sides, everywhere

उल्काःmeteors / firebrands

भूमिम्the earth (ground)

दिवःfrom the sky/heaven

पेतुःfell

आहत्यhaving struck / after striking

रविमण्डलम्the sun’s disk/orb

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

ulkāḥ (meteors)

ravimaṇḍala (sun’s orb)

bhūmi (earth)

div (sky/heaven)

daṇḍa-śūla (staff-armed spikes/spear-like forms)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes