Shloka 42
Devanagari script
यस्य विद्युत्प्रभां शक्ति दिव्यां कनकभूषणाम्
Transliteration
yasya vidyutprabhāṁ śaktiṁ divyāṁ kanakabhūṣaṇām
Translation
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: “Yaong ang sibat ay kumikislap na gaya ng kidlat—isang sandatang banal na pinalamutian ng ginto.”
Word by Word
यस्यof whom/whose
यस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
विद्युत्प्रभाम्having lightning-like radiance
विद्युत्प्रभाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविद्युत्-प्रभा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
शक्तिम्spear/weapon (śakti)
शक्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशक्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
दिव्याम्divine
दिव्याम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
कनकभूषणाम्adorned with gold ornaments / gold-ornamented
कनकभूषणाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकनक-भूषण
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaŚ
śakti (divine spear/weapon)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 highlights how epic warfare is framed not merely as human conflict but as a field where extraordinary, divinely empowered weapons appear—raising ethical tension about power, restraint, and the grave consequences of deploying such force.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana describes a warrior’s spear: it blazes like lightning, is divine in nature, and is ornamented with gold—setting the scene for the imminent use or significance of this formidable weapon in the battle.