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Shloka 25

जतुगृहदाहः — The Burning of the Lac House and the Pāṇḍavas’ Concealed Escape

मेघच्छायोपगूढस्तु ततो5दृश्यत फाल्गुन: । सूर्यातपपरिक्षिप्त: कर्णोडपि समदृश्यत,तब अर्जुन मेघकी छायामें छिपे हुए दिखायी देने लगे और कर्ण भी सूर्यकी प्रभासे प्रकाशित दीखने लगा

meghacchāyopagūḍhas tu tato 'dṛśyata phālgunaḥ | sūryātapaparikṣiptaḥ karṇo 'pi samadṛśyata ||

Dann sah man Phālguna (Arjuna) im Schatten einer Wolke verborgen, während Karṇa ebenfalls zu sehen war, vom Sonnenbrand und Glanz umringt und dadurch umso auffälliger. Die Szene stellt Verhüllung und Entblößung gegenüber und deutet an, wie Umstände und innere Haltung die Gegenwart und Absicht eines Kriegers abwechselnd verdecken oder offenbaren können.

मेघच्छायोपगूढःcovered/hidden by the cloud’s shade
मेघच्छायोपगूढः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमेघच्छायोपगूढ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
ततःthen/from there
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
अदृश्यतwas seen/appeared
अदृश्यत:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada (passive sense)
फाल्गुनःPhālguna (Arjuna)
फाल्गुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootफाल्गुन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सूर्यातपपरिक्षिप्तःsurrounded/covered by the sun’s heat (sunlight)
सूर्यातपपरिक्षिप्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसूर्यातपपरिक्षिप्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कर्णःKarna
कर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
समदृश्यतwas seen clearly/was visible
समदृश्यत:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada (passive sense)

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
P
Phālguna (Arjuna)
K
Karṇa
M
Megha (cloud)
S
Sūrya (sun)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how visibility and concealment depend on conditions: one figure is veiled by cloud-shadow, another revealed by sunlight. Ethically, it can be read as a reminder that reputation, advantage, and vulnerability shift with circumstance, yet a warrior’s resolve must remain steady.

Vaiśampāyana describes a moment where Arjuna (Phālguna) is seen hidden under a cloud’s shade, while Karṇa is seen clearly, illuminated and encircled by the sun’s heat and brilliance—setting a visual contrast between the two rivals.