Shloka 16

Śakuntalā’s Satya-Discourse and the Recognition of Bharata (शकुन्तला–सत्योपदेशः; भरतप्रतिग्रहः)

Devanagari script

सुपर्णप्रतिमेनाथ रथेन वसुधाधिप: । महीमापूरयामास घोषेण त्रिदिवं तथा

Transliteration

suparṇapratimenātha rathena vasudhādhipaḥ | mahīm āpūrayāmāsa ghoṣeṇa tridivaṃ tathā ||

Translation

Kemudian sang penguasa bumi menaiki kereta perang yang secepat Garuḍa. Deru lajunya menggema di seluruh bumi, seakan-akan gaungnya pun mencapai kahyangan.

Word by Word

• सुपर्ण-प्रतिमेन: with/by a Garuḍa-like (swift) [chariot]
• सुपर्ण-प्रतिमेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुपर्णप्रतिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• रथेन: by/with the chariot
• रथेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वसुधा-अधिपः: the lord of the earth (king)
• वसुधा-अधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुधाधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महीम्: the earth
• महीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आपूरयामास: filled; made resound
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूर् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), 3rd, Singular

• घोषेण: with a roar/sound
• घोषेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• त्रिदिवम्: the heaven (threefold sky)
• त्रिदिवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: likewise; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vasudhādhipa (the king)
• Ratha (chariot)
• Suparṇa/Garuḍa
• Mahī (earth)
• Tridiva (heaven)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ideal of royal energy and purposeful movement: a king’s resolve and capacity to act should be strong enough to ‘make the world resound,’ yet directed toward rightful aims within dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the king traveling in a chariot compared to Garuḍa for its speed; its thunderous sound seems to fill the earth and reach the heavens, emphasizing the grandeur of the king’s progress.