Shloka 14

Devanagari script

हुताहुतिरिव ज्योतिर्वष्याप्प तेजोमरीचिभि: । ओनिर्देश्येन रूपेण द्वितीय इव भास्कर:

Transliteration

hutāhutir iva jyotir vṛṣyāpt tejo-marīcibhiḥ | anirdeśyena rūpeṇa dvitīya iva bhāskaraḥ ||

Translation

Tel le feu sacrificiel tout juste attisé par les oblations, il s’embrasa. De ses rayons éclatants il semblait emplir toute la sphère de lumière ; et—d’une forme inexprimable—il brillait comme un second soleil.

Word by Word

• हुताहुतिः: the oblation (poured as offering)
• हुताहुतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुत-आहुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• ज्योतिः: light, radiance
• ज्योतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वश्यात्: from (being) controlled/subject (to something)
• वश्यात्: Apadana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• तेजोमरीचिभिः: by rays of splendor
• तेजोमरीचिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजो-मरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• अनिर्देश्येन: by/with an indescribable
• अनिर्देश्येन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिर्देश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• रूपेण: form, appearance
• रूपेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• द्वितीयः: a second
• द्वितीयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• भास्करः: the sun
• भास्करः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नाग उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nāga (speaker)
• sacrificial fire (agni)
• oblation (havis/āhuti)
• sun (bhāskara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses sacrificial imagery to convey that inner power or sanctified presence can become visibly transformative—radiance arising from disciplined, dharmic action (like offerings into fire) culminates in an awe-inspiring, almost indescribable brilliance.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Nāga describes a figure (or presence) appearing with extraordinary luminosity: as if a fire flares up when fed with oblations, the being’s rays spread everywhere, shining like a second sun and surpassing ordinary description.