Shloka 12

Divyāstrāṇāṃ Pradarśana-nivāraṇa

Display of Divine Weapons and Its Prohibition

Devanagari script

ततो वर्ष प्रादुरभूत्‌ सुमहल्लोमहर्षणम्‌ । अस्त्राणां घोररूपाणामन्नेर्वायोस्तथाश्मनाम्‌,फिर तो भयानक अस्त्रोंकी तथा अग्नि, वायु और पत्थरोंकी बड़ी भारी वर्षा होने लगी जो रोंगटे खड़े कर देनेवाली थी

Transliteration

tato varṣaḥ prādurabhūt sumahallomaharṣaṇam | astrāṇāṁ ghorarūpāṇām agnervāyostathāśmanām ||

Translation

Then there appeared a tremendous downpour—so terrifying that it made one’s hair stand on end: a rain of dreadful weapons, and likewise of fire, wind, and stones.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

वर्षःa rain, shower

प्रादुरभूत्appeared, arose, came forth

सुमहत्very great

लोमहर्षणम्hair-raising, causing horripilation

अस्त्राणाम्of weapons/missiles

घोररूपाणाम्of terrible forms

अग्नेःof fire

वायोःof wind

तथाand also, likewise

अश्मनाम्of stones/rocks

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

astra (weapons/missiles)

agni (fire)

vāyu (wind)

aśman (stones)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes