Shloka 8
Āśvamedha-dīkṣā-nirdeśaḥ — Scheduling the Initiation and Assigning Protection for the Horse
Devanagari script
ततस्तत् परमाश्चर्य विचित्र महदद्भुतम्
Transliteration
tatastat paramāścarya vicitra mahadadbhutam
Translation
ત્યારે એક પરમ આશ્ચર્યજનક—વિચિત્ર, વિશાળ અને ખરેખર અદ્ભુત—ઘટના બની; તેની અસાધારણતાએ સૌનું ધ્યાન ખેંચી લીધું.
Word by Word
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (पञ्चमी-तसिल्)
तत्that (thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
परमाश्चर्यmost wondrous; supremely astonishing
परमाश्चर्य:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम + आश्चर्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
विचित्रvariegated; strange; remarkable
विचित्र:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविचित्र
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
महत्great
महत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
अद्भुतम्a marvel; wonderful (thing)
अद्भुतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअद्भुत
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the epic motif that extraordinary, awe-inspiring events can mark turning points in dharmic narratives, prompting attentiveness, humility, and careful interpretation rather than rash judgment.
Vaiśampāyana signals a transition: after the preceding events, something exceptionally marvelous and unusual occurs, preparing the listener for an important development in the Ashvamedhika Parva storyline.