Shloka 8
दुःशासन-सहदेव-संक्षोभः; भीम-राधेय-गदायुद्धम्; द्रोण-पार्थ-अस्त्रसंग्रामः
Duhshasana–Sahadeva Clash; Bhima–Karna Mace Exchange; Drona–Arjuna Astra Duel
Devanagari script
क्षिप्तै: कनकचित्रैश्न नृपच्छत्रै: क्षितिर्बभी
Transliteration
kṣiptaiḥ kanakacitraiś ca nṛpacchatraiḥ kṣitir babhū
Translation
क्षिप्तैः कनकचित्रैश्च नृपच्छत्रैः क्षितिर्बଭौ।
Word by Word
क्षिप्तैःby/with (things) thrown, scattered
क्षिप्तैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षिप्त (√क्षिप्)
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
कनकचित्रैःgold-adorned / variegated with gold
कनकचित्रैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootकनकचित्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
नृपच्छत्रैःwith kings' umbrellas (royal parasols)
नृपच्छत्रैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनृपच्छत्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
क्षितिःthe earth, ground
क्षितिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षिति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
बभीbecame / was
बभी:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (√भू)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular
Speaker
संयज उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SaṃjayaR
royal parasols (nṛpacchatrāṇi)E
earth/ground (kṣiti)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
The verse uses battlefield imagery to teach the impermanence of worldly status: symbols of sovereignty (royal parasols) become mere debris when dharma collapses into war, cautioning against pride and attachment to power.
Saṃjaya describes the battlefield aftermath: royal parasols, richly decorated with gold, have been hurled down and lie scattered across the ground, visually conveying the scale of defeat and disorder among kings and warriors.