Shloka 49

भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas

Devanagari script

जातरूपमयै: पुड्खै राजतैर्निशिता: शरा: । तैलधौता व्यराजन्त निर्मुक्तभुजगोपमा:,सोने अथवा चाँदीके पंखोंसे युक्त तथा तेलके धोये हुए तीखे बाण केचुल छोड़कर निकले हुए सर्पोंके समान सुशोभित होते थे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

jātarūpamayaḥ puṅkhai rajatair niśitāḥ śarāḥ |

tailadhautā vyarājanta nirmuktabhujagopamāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya disse: As flechas afiadas, com penas de ouro e prata e limpas com óleo, brilhavam intensamente—como serpentes libertas do cativeiro. No clima ético da guerra, o verso ressalta como a perícia humana e a riqueza régia são postas a serviço de instrumentos de destruição, tornando o campo de batalha ao mesmo tempo deslumbrante e sinistro.

Word by Word

जातरूपमयैःmade of gold

पुङ्खैःwith feathers (fletchings)

राजतैःsilver (made of silver)

निशिताःsharpened, keen

शराःarrows

तैलधौताःwashed/cleaned with oil

व्यराजन्तshone, were resplendent

निर्मुक्तभुजगोपमाःlike snakes that have cast off their slough

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

arrows (śarāḥ)

gold (jātarūpa)

silver (rajata)

serpents (bhujagāḥ)

oil (taila)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes