Shloka 10

Devanagari script

महार्णवस्य च रवै: श्रोत्रे मे बधिरे कृते । न शृणोमि न पश्यामि नात्मनो वेझि कारणम्‌,महासागरकी इन भीषण गर्जनाओंने मेरे कान बहरे कर दिये हैं। मैं न तो सुन पाता हूँ, न देख पाता हूँ और न अपने बचावका कोई उपाय ही समझ पाता हूँ

Transliteration

mahārṇavasya ca ravaiḥ śrotre me badhire kṛte | na śṛṇomi na paśyāmi nātmano veḍmi kāraṇam ||

Translation

Oleh raungan mengerikan samudra raya, telingaku dibuat tuli. Aku tak dapat mendengar, tak dapat melihat, dan bahkan tak mampu menangkap jalan apa pun untuk menyelamatkan diri.

Word by Word

महार्णवस्यof the great ocean

चand

रवैःby the roars/sounds

श्रोत्रेin (my) ear(s)

मेof me / my

बधिरेdeaf (state)

कृतेhaving been made

नnot

शृणोमिI hear

नnot

पश्यामिI see

नnot

आत्मनःof myself / for myself

वेझिI know/understand

कारणम्cause/means (remedy)

Speaker

गालव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Gālava

mahārṇava (the great ocean)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how overwhelming external forces can strip a person of ordinary capacities (hearing, sight, clear judgment), implying the ethical need for steadiness and seeking proper refuge or guidance when one’s own discernment fails.

What is happening in the narrative?

Gālava describes being overpowered by the terrifying roar of the ocean: his senses are stunned, and he feels unable to perceive a way out, conveying immediate danger and helplessness.