Shloka 19

Nakula’s Engagement with Citra-sena and Karṇa’s Sons; Śalya Re-stabilizes the Kaurava Host

Devanagari script

शिरोभि: पतितैर्भाति रुधिराद्रैर्वसुन्धरा । तपनीयनिभै: काले नलिनैरिव भारत,भारत! गिरे हुए रक्तरंजित मस्तकोंसे इस पृथ्वीकी ऐसी शोभा हो रही थी, मानो वहाँ सुवर्णमय कमल बिछाये गये हों

Transliteration

śirobhiḥ patitair bhāti rudhirādrā vasundharā | tapanīyanibhaiḥ kāle nalinair iva bhārata ||

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: O Bhārata, ang lupa’y kumikislap sa mga ulong nalaglag, basang-basa sa dugo; sa madilim na oras na yaon, wari’y mga gintong lotus ang ikinalat sa ibabaw ng lupa.

Word by Word

• शिरोभिः: with/by heads
• शिरोभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• पतितैः: fallen
• पतितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पतित
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• भाति: shines/appears splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रुधिराद्रैः: blood-wet/blood-soaked
• रुधिराद्रैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुधिराद्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• वसुन्धरा: the earth
• वसुन्धरा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तपनीयनिभैः: like gold / gold-like
• तपनीयनिभैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपनीयनिभ
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• काले: in time / at that time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• नलिनैः: with/by lotuses
• नलिनैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नलिन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata (repeated address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as Bhārata)
• vasundharā (the earth)
• fallen heads (śiras)
• blood (rudhira)
• golden lotuses (nalina)