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Shloka 5

आदि पर्व (अध्याय 26) — गरुडस्य वालखिल्य-रक्षणम्, कश्यपोपदेशः, देवोत्पात-प्रसङ्गः

मेघस्तनितनिर्धोषैर्विद्युत्पवनकम्पितै: । तैमेंघै: सततासारं वर्षद्धिरनिशं तदा,भयंकर गर्जन-तर्जन करनेवाले वे मेघ बिजली और वायुसे प्रकम्पित हो उस समय निरन्तर मूसलाधार पानी गिरा रहे थे। उनके द्वारा आच्छादित आकाशमें चन्द्रमा और सूर्यकी किरणें भी अदृश्य हो गयी थीं। इन्द्रदेवके इस प्रकार वर्षा करनेपर नागोंको बड़ा हर्ष हुआ

meghastanita-nirdhoṣair vidyut-pavana-kampitaiḥ | taiḥ meghaiḥ satatāsāraṃ varṣadbhir aniśaṃ tadā ||

Bhīṣma sprach: „Da gossen jene Wolken—schrecklich im Dröhnen des Donners, von Blitz und Wind erschüttert—einen ununterbrochenen, unablässigen Strom herab. Der Himmel war so verhüllt, dass selbst die Strahlen von Mond und Sonne nicht mehr zu sehen waren. Als Vāsava (Indra) so den Regen sandte, erfüllte die Nāgas große Freude.“

मेघcloud
मेघ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमेघ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्तनित-निर्घोषैःwith thunder-roars
स्तनित-निर्घोषैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्तनित-निर्घोष
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
विद्युत्-पवन-कम्पितैःshaken by lightning and wind
विद्युत्-पवन-कम्पितैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootविद्युत्-पवन-कम्पित
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तैःby those
तैः:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
मेघैःby clouds
मेघैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमेघ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सतत-आसारम्continuous downpour
सतत-आसारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसतत-आसार
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वर्षद्भिःby (them) raining
वर्षद्भिः:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootवृष्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अनिशम्constantly
अनिशम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनिशम्
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा

पितामह उवाच

B
Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha)
M
Meghāḥ (clouds)
V
Vidyut (lightning)
P
Pavana (wind)
C
Candra (moon)
S
Sūrya (sun)
I
Indra
N
Nāgāḥ (serpents)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how overwhelming natural forces—often understood as instruments of divine will—can simultaneously inspire fear (thunder, darkness) and joy (relief or advantage to certain beings). It suggests that events in the world may carry different moral and practical meanings depending on one’s position and purpose.

Bhīṣma describes a scene of intense, continuous rainfall: thunderous clouds, lightning, and wind obscure the sky so completely that sun and moonlight vanish. This rain is attributed to Indra, and the Nāgas (serpents) become pleased by it.