Shloka 39

Devanagari script

ज्वलनार्कप्रतीकाशमधृष्यं पर्वतोपमम्‌ । वृक्षमाश्रित्य तिष्ठन्तं ददर्श भरतर्षभ:

Transliteration

jvalanārkapratīkāśam adhṛṣyaṁ parvatopamam | vṛkṣam āśritya tiṣṭhantaṁ dadarśa bharatarṣabhaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana dit : Le taureau parmi les Bhārata le vit debout, abrité près d’un arbre — rayonnant comme le feu et le soleil, imprenable, et dressé tel une montagne.

Word by Word

• ज्वलन: fire
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वलन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अर्क: sun
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतीकाशम्: resembling, like
• प्रतीकाशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतीकाश
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अधृष्यम्: unassailable, irresistible
• अधृष्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधृष्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पर्वत: mountain
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उपमम्: comparable to, like
• उपमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वृक्षम्: a tree
• वृक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आश्रित्य: having resorted to, leaning on
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• तिष्ठन्तम्: standing
• तिष्ठन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (तिष्ठ)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ददर्श: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भरत: of Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• ऋषभः: bull; best (of)
• ऋषभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Bharatarṣabha
• vṛkṣa (tree)
• jvalana (fire)
• arka (sun)
• parvata (mountain)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how true power can be marked by radiance, steadiness, and unassailability—suggesting that inner discipline and dharmic stature create a presence that commands respect without aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator reports that the foremost Bharata hero sees a formidable figure standing by a tree in the forest, described through vivid similes—fire, sun, and mountain—to convey overwhelming strength and majesty.