Shloka 3

Devanagari script

वर्धमाने हुतवहे वाते चाशु प्रवायति । असमर्था विमोक्षाय भविष्यन्ति ममात्मजा:,“जब अग्निका वेग बढ़ेगा और हवा तीव्र गतिसे चलने लगेगी, उस समय मेरे बच्चे अपनेको आगसे बचानेमें असमर्थ हो जायाँगे

Transliteration

vardhamāne hutavahe vāte cāśu pravāyati | asamarthā vimokṣāya bhaviṣyanti mamātmajāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “When the fire grows in force and the wind begins to blow swiftly, my children will be unable to free themselves—unable to escape from the flames.”

Word by Word

वर्धमानेwhen (it is) increasing

हुतवहेin the fire (Agni)

वातेwhen the wind

चand

आशुquickly

प्रवायतिblows forth

असमर्थाःincapable

विमोक्षायfor escape/deliverance

भविष्यन्तिwill become

ममof me / my

आत्मजाःsons/children

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Agni (fire)

Vāyu (wind)

mama ātmajāḥ (my children/sons)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how adverse conditions can rapidly overwhelm the unprepared: when destructive forces (fire intensified by wind) combine, mere intention is not enough—one needs timely protection, foresight, and effective means of escape.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports a fearful anticipation: as the fire strengthens and the wind drives it, the speaker foresees that his children will be unable to get free, emphasizing the immediacy and inevitability of the danger.