Shloka 38
कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī
Devanagari script
एवं स शिरसा तेन चोटद्यमान: पुन: पुनः:
Transliteration
evaṁ sa śirasā tena coṭadyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
Translation
于是他被那人一次又一次击打头颅，忍受着反复的重击——这是一幅无休止暴烈的图景，昭示在战阵的狂热之中，怜悯与克制被压倒，只剩下要制服倒下者或衰弱者的驱迫。
Word by Word
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शिरसाwith (his) head
शिरसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
तेनby him/it; with that
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
चोटद्यमानःbeing struck/beaten
चोटद्यमानः:
TypeAdjective
Rootचोट् (चोटयति)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle; -द्यमान), Passive
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
पुनःagain (repeatedly)
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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 line highlights the dehumanizing momentum of war: repeated blows symbolize how anger and victory-seeking can override restraint, inviting reflection on dharma as self-control even amid conflict.
Vaiśampāyana describes a combat scene in which one person is being struck on the head repeatedly by another, emphasizing the intensity and brutality of the encounter.