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Shloka 58

Kubera’s Arrival and the Disclosure of Agastya’s Curse

Vaiśaṃpāyana–Janamejaya Narrative

आरुज्यारुज्य तौ वृक्षानन्योन्यमभिजषघ्नतु: । जीमूताविव गर्जन्तौ निनदन्तौ महाबलौ,दोनोंका बल महान्‌ था। वे गर्जते हुए दो मेघोंकी भाँति सिंहनाद करके वृक्षोंकों तोड़- तोड़कर परस्पर चोट करते थे

ārūjyārūjya tau vṛkṣān anyonyam abhijaṣaghnatuḥ | jīmūtāv iva garjantau ninadantau mahābalau ||

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Mit gewaltiger Kraft brachen die beiden immer wieder Bäume ab und schlugen einander damit. Brüllend und dröhnend wie zwei Gewitterwolken erfüllten sie den Wald mit Kriegsgeschrei, während sie Schläge tauschten.

आरुज्यhaving broken
आरुज्य:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootआ + रुज्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
आरुज्यhaving broken (again/again)
आरुज्य:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootआ + रुज्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
वृक्षान्trees
वृक्षान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्ष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अन्योन्यम्each other / mutually
अन्योन्यम्:
Karma
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्योन्य
Formadverb
अभिजघ्नतुःthey struck (each other)
अभिजघ्नतुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअभि + हन्
Formलिट् (perfect), परस्मैपदम्, Third, Dual, कर्तरि
जीमूतौtwo clouds
जीमूतौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजीमूत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
इवlike / as
इव:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Formparticle
गर्जन्तौroaring
गर्जन्तौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootगर्ज्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Dual, कर्तरि
निनदन्तौmaking a loud sound
निनदन्तौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनि + नद्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Dual, कर्तरि
महाबलौof great strength
महाबलौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा-बल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
T
trees (vṛkṣa)
T
thunderclouds (jīmūta)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how unchecked physical power and anger can turn the natural world into a weapon; it implicitly contrasts raw might with the restraint and discernment expected in dharma.

Two immensely strong fighters, in a forest setting, break off trees and use them to strike each other, roaring loudly like thunderclouds as the duel intensifies.