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Shloka 25

प्रावृट्-शरत्-वर्णनम् — Description of the Monsoon and Autumn; Sarasvatī in the Pāṇḍavas’ Exile

पर्वताभोगवर्ष्माणमतिकायं महाबलम्‌ चित्राड़मड़जैश्षित्रैर्हरिद्रासद्शच्छविम्‌

parvatābhogavarṣmāṇam atikāyaṁ mahābalam | citrāṅgam aṅgajaiś citrair haridrāsadṛśacchavim ||

Dijo Vaiśaṃpāyana: “Su cuerpo era vasto como una cordillera—enorme en tamaño y dotado de fuerza tremenda. Sus miembros parecían extraños, marcados por doquier con señales inusuales, y su tez era amarilla como la cúrcuma. Con cuatro colmillos relucientes, su boca parecía una caverna; sus ojos, intensamente rojos, como si escupieran fuego. Una y otra vez lamía ambos lados de sus mandíbulas. Aquella serpiente espantosa, que aterraba a todos los seres como Kālāntaka y Yama, parecía reprender a los demás con su aliento siseante y su rugido semejante al de un león.”

पर्वतof a mountain
पर्वत:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
आभोगin extent/spread
आभोग:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआभोग
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
वर्ष्माणम्body, bulk
वर्ष्माणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ष्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अतिकायम्of huge size
अतिकायम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअतिकाय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
महाबलम्very strong
महाबलम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चित्राङ्गम्having variegated limbs/marks
चित्राङ्गम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्राङ्ग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अङ्गैःwith limbs
अङ्गैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्ग
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
चित्रैःvariegated, strange
चित्रैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
हरिद्राof turmeric
हरिद्रा:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootहरिद्रा
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
सदृशsimilar to
सदृश:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसदृश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
च्छविम्complexion, hue
च्छविम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootछवि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
B
bhujanga (serpent)
K
Kālāntaka
Y
Yama
P
parvata (mountain)

Educational Q&A

The verse primarily builds a moral atmosphere rather than stating a doctrine: it evokes how overwhelming, death-like forces (likened to Kālāntaka and Yama) can confront beings in the wilderness of life, reminding the listener of mortality and the need for steadiness and discernment when fearsome appearances arise.

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a terrifying, gigantic serpent in vivid physical detail—mountain-like body, turmeric-yellow hue, strange markings, four gleaming fangs, fiery red eyes, and threatening hisses/roars—establishing the creature as a fearsome presence that intimidates all beings.