Shloka 68

Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host

Devanagari script

असिभिश्किद्यमानानां शिरसां लोकसंक्षये

Transliteration

asibhiś chidyamānānāṃ śirasāṃ lokasaṃkṣaye

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: Habang pinuputol ng mga tabak ang mga ulo, wari’y ang daigdig mismo ay nagmamadaling tumungo sa pagkapuksa.

Word by Word

• असिभिः: with swords
• असिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: असि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• किद्यमानानाम्: of (those) being cut/torn
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किद्य (धातु)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• शिरसाम्: of heads
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• लोकसंक्षये: in the destruction of the world/people
• लोकसंक्षये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकसंक्षय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• swords
• heads
• the world (loka)