Shloka 19

शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host

with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter

Devanagari script

सकुण्डलं समुकुटं सुनसं स्वायतेक्षणम्‌

Transliteration

sakuṇḍalaṃ samukuṭaṃ sunāsaṃ svāyatekṣaṇam

Translation

సంజయుడు అన్నాడు—అతడు కుండలాలు, మకుటంతో అలంకృతుడై, సుగఠిత నాసికతో, పెద్ద దీర్ఘ నేత్రాలతో దర్శనమిచ్చాడు।

Word by Word

• सकुण्डलम्: having earrings
• सकुण्डलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुण्डल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समुकुटम्: wearing a crown
• समुकुटम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुकुट
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सुनसम्: having a fine nose
• सुनसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नासिका
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• स्वायत-ईक्षणम्: having long/large eyes
• स्वायत-ईक्षणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वायत + ईक्षण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• earrings (kuṇḍala)
• crown/diadem (mukuṭa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the epic convention of portraying a warrior or royal figure through auspicious physical and regal ornaments, suggesting dignity, legitimacy, and heroic presence—qualities expected of leaders in a dharmic social order even amid war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is describing a figure’s appearance in vivid, courtly terms—earrings, crown, and striking eyes—setting the scene and highlighting the person’s royal/heroic bearing within the Shalya Parva war narration.