Shloka 16
Nirmaryāda-saṃgrāma-varṇana — The Unbounded Clash and Bhīṣma’s Rallying Presence
Devanagari script
अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृता: । प्रसक्ता: कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरके5शुचौ
Translation
ਅਨੇਕਾਂ ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਟਕੇ ਹੋਏ, ਮੋਹ ਦੇ ਜਾਲ ਨਾਲ ਢੱਕੇ ਹੋਏ ਅਤੇ ਕਾਮ-ਭੋਗਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੀਨ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਅਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਨਰਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਡਿੱਗ ਪੈਂਦੇ ਹਨ।
Word by Word
अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ताःbewildered in many thoughts
अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनेक-चित्त-विभ्रान्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मोहजालसमावृताःcovered by the net of delusion
मोहजालसमावृताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमोह-जाल-समावृत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रसक्ताःattached, engrossed
प्रसक्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रसक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कामभोगेषुin pleasures of desire
कामभोगेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकाम-भोग
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
पतन्तिthey fall
पतन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
नरकेin hell
नरके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनरक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अशुचौimpure, foul
अशुचौ:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअशुचि
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes