Shloka 199

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

Devanagari script

स तसय ब्रुवतस्त्वेवं संत्रासाज्जातसाध्वस:

Transliteration

sa tasya bruvatastv evaṁ saṁtrāsāj jātasādhvasaḥ

Translation

তেওঁ এইদৰে ক’বলৈ ধৰোঁতেই, শ্ৰোতা হঠাৎ উঠা সন্ত্রাসত বিচলিত হৈ, সেই অস্থিৰতাৰ পৰা জন্মা ভয়ত আচ্ছন্ন হ’ল।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• ब्रुवतः: while (he) was speaking / of (him) speaking
• ब्रुवतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• संत्रासात्: from fear / due to terror
• संत्रासात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संत्रास
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• जात: arisen / become
• जात: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• साध्वसः: fright / alarm
• साध्वसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्वस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

लोमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Speech and circumstance can trigger powerful inner reactions; the verse highlights how fear can arise suddenly from agitation, reminding the listener to cultivate steadiness and discernment rather than being ruled by panic.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa describes a moment where, as someone continues speaking, another person becomes alarmed; from that fright, fear (sādhvasa) arises, marking a shift in the emotional tone of the episode.