Shloka 26
कृष्णेन अर्जुनस्य प्रोत्साहनम् — Kṛṣṇa’s Exhortation to Arjuna
Prelude to Karṇa’s Slaying
Devanagari script
वेगांश्वान्ये रणे चक्र: पञ्चास्या इव पन्नगा:
Translation
人民之主啊，战场上有许多臂膀涂着檀香膏，宛如蛇身盘曲；它们如五首巨蛇般迸发出惊人的疾势。又因血染殷红，愈发辉耀，恰似纯金的旗幡。
Word by Word
वेगान्speeds, impulses
वेगान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
श्वान्dogs
श्वान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
चक्रःa wheel; (as name) Cakra
चक्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचक्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पञ्चास्याःfive-mouthed (ones)
पञ्चास्याः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्चास्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
पन्नगाःserpents
पन्नगाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपन्नग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes