Shloka 49

Adhyāya 283: Varṇa-vṛtti, Nyāya-ārjana, and the Decline-and-Restoration of Dharma (वर्णवृत्तिः न्यायार्जनं च)

Devanagari script

चकार भैरवं नादं सर्वभूतभयंकरम्‌

Transliteration

cakāra bhairavaṁ nādaṁ sarvabhūtabhayaṅkaram

Translation

Dakṣa said: “He uttered a dreadful roar, terrifying to all beings.”

Word by Word

• चकार: made, uttered
• चकार: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (करोति)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• भैरवम्: terrible, dreadful
• भैरवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भैरव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नादम्: sound, roar
• नादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वभूतभयंकरम्: frightening to all beings
• सर्वभूतभयंकरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वभूतभयंकर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

दक्ष उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical ripple-effect of terror: a fearsome outburst does not remain private but disturbs and intimidates all beings, implying that restraint and non-harm protect the wider moral and social order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dakṣa describes an event in which a figure emits a dreadful roar—so intense that it becomes a source of fear for all creatures—marking a moment of heightened threat or wrath within the episode being recounted.