Shloka 34

Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā

Indraloka-gamana

Devanagari script

तथा तमिस्रहा देवो मयूखैर्भावयञ्जगत्‌ । मार्गमेतदसम्बाधमादित्य: परिवर्तते

Transliteration

tathā tamisrahā devo mayūkhair bhāvayañ jagat | mārgam etad asambādham ādityaḥ parivartate ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „So bewegt sich der Sonnengott, der die Finsternis vertreibt, die Welt mit seinen Strahlen erhaltend, unablässig auf diesem ungehinderten Weg.“

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• तमिस्रहा: destroyer of darkness
• तमिस्रहा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तमिस्रहन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवः: the god (Sun)
• देवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मयूखैः: with rays
• मयूखैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मयूख
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भावयन्: nourishing, sustaining
• भावयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मार्गम्: path
• मार्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• असम्बाधम्: unobstructed, not cramped
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असम्बाध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आदित्यः: the Sun
• आदित्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परिवर्तते: goes around, revolves
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Lat (Present), Atmanepada, Third, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Āditya (the Sun-god)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents the Sun as a model of dharma: steady, tireless, and universally beneficial action. By following an unobstructed course and nourishing all beings with his rays, the Sun exemplifies disciplined duty performed for the common good.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the Sun’s continual movement and world-sustaining function. The statement serves as a cosmic comparison, emphasizing regularity and the life-supporting role of the Sun as he perpetually traverses his path.