Shloka 13

Devanagari script

स्वप्नेऽपि सागरं शुष्कं चन्द्रं च पतितं भवि।उपरुद्धां च जगतीं तमसेव समावृताम्।।2.69.11।।औपवाह्यस्य नागस्य विषाणं शकलीकृतम्।सहसाचापि संशान्तं ज्वलितं जातवेदसम्।।2.69.12।।अवतीर्णां च पृथिवीं शुष्कां श्च विविधान् द्रुमान्।अहं पश्यामि विध्वस्तान् सधूमांश्चापि पर्वतान्।।2.69.13।।

Transliteration

avatīrṇāṃ ca pṛthivīṃ śuṣkāṃś ca vividhān drumān | ahaṃ paśyāmi vidhvastān sadhūmāṃś cāpi parvatān || 2.69.13 ||

Translation

মই পৃথিৱীক যেন তললৈ ধসি ফাটি যোৱা দেখিলোঁ; নানা প্ৰকাৰৰ গছ-দ্ৰুম শুকাই গৈছিল, আৰু পৰ্বতসমূহো বিধ্বস্ত হৈ ধোঁৱা উৰুৱাই আছিল—জগতৰ স্থিৰতা আৰু মঙ্গলতা ক্ষয় হোৱা দৰ্শন যেন।

Word by Word

• tvaramāṇaḥ: hurrying
• tvaramāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvar (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (Present middle participle): ‘त्वरमाण’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of ‘dharmātmā’)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• dharmātmā: the righteous one
• dharmātmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास: ‘धर्मः आत्मा यस्य’ (whose nature is righteous); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• rakta-mālya-anulepanaḥ: wearing red garlands and unguents
• rakta-mālya-anulepanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakta (प्रातिपदिक) + mālya (प्रातिपदिक) + anulepana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास: ‘रक्तं माल्यं च अनुलेपनं च यस्य’ (having red garlands and red unguent); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of ‘dharmātmā’)

• rathena: by chariot
• rathena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• khara-yuktena: yoked with asses
• khara-yuktena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khara (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त; √yuj धातु, क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘खरैः युक्तः’ (yoked with asses); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of ‘rathena’)

• prayātaḥ: went forth
• prayātaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (PPP) used predicatively: ‘प्रयात’ (gone forth); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dakṣiṇā-mukhaḥ: facing south
• dakṣiṇā-mukhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास: ‘दक्षिणा मुखं यस्य’ (south-facing); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of ‘prayātaḥ’)

Context

In that dream I beheld the sea being dried up and the Moon fallen onto the ground. I saw the earth as though enveloped by darkness and obscured, the tusk of an elephant worthy of a ride by the monarch broken into pieces, a blazing fire extinguished suddenly, the earth split open, various trees dried up and mountains crumbled and covered with smoke.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• pṛthivī (earth)
• druma (trees)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is portrayed as the sustaining order of the world; when that order is threatened, the righteous person feels alarm and seeks to restore balance through truthful inquiry and responsible action. The imagery teaches that moral disorder in leadership can echo as ‘world-disorder’ in human experience.

What is the narrative situation?

Continuing his account of the dream, Bharata lists more catastrophic signs—earth, forests, and mountains appearing ruined—intensifying the sense of impending misfortune.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Forethought and concern for the common good: Bharata interprets the dream not as private fear alone, but as a warning relevant to the realm and the royal family.