Shloka 34

Devanagari script

तप्तजाम्बूनदनिभं ज्वलनार्कसमप्रभम्‌ | जीवन्तमिव तं॑ शूरं सर्वभूतानि मेनिरे,वह तपाये हुए सुवर्ण तथा अग्नि और सूर्यके समान कान्तिमान्‌ था। उस शूरवीरको देखकर सब प्राणी जीवित-सा समझते थे

Transliteration

taptajāmbūnadanibhaṃ jvalanārkasamaprabham | jīvantam iva taṃ śūraṃ sarvabhūtāni menire ||

Translation

Шалья сказал: «Он сиял, как раскалённое золото Джамбунада, был лучезарен, как огонь и солнце. Увидев того героя, все существа принимали его за живого — словно сама жизнь воплотилась и встала перед ними».

Word by Word

• तप्त: heated, molten
• तप्त: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप् (धातु) → तप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जाम्बूनद: Jāmbūnada-gold (fine gold)
• जाम्बूनद: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाम्बूनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• निभम्: like, resembling
• निभम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ज्वलन: fire
• ज्वलन: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वलन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अर्क: sun
• अर्क: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सम: equal to, like
• सम: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रभम्: radiant, having splendor
• प्रभम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जीवन्तम्: living, alive
• जीवन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीवत् (प्रातिपदिक; वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• तम्: him, that (one)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शूरम्: hero, brave man
• शूरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• भूतानि: beings, creatures
• भूतानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• मेनिरे: thought, considered
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śalya
• the hero (unnamed in this verse)
• Jāmbūnada-gold
• fire (jvalana)
• sun (arka)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how extraordinary valor and splendor can shape collective perception: a warrior’s visible tejas (radiant energy) inspires awe and confidence, making him appear ‘life-like’ or life-giving to onlookers—an ethical reminder of the power of presence and reputation in dharmic warfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya is describing a warrior on the battlefield whose brilliance is compared to heated gold, fire, and the sun. The description emphasizes the hero’s overwhelming radiance and the effect it has on all beings who witness him.