Shloka 7

Jaratkāru’s Marital Compact and Departure (जरत्कारु–जरत्कारुणी संवादः)

Devanagari script

सौतिरुवाच भस्मी भूत॑ं ततो वृक्ष पन्नगेन्द्रस्य तेजसा । भस्म सर्व समादह्ृत्य काश्यपो वाक्यमब्रवीत्‌,उग्रश्रवाजी कहते हैं--शौनकजी! नागराजके तेजसे भस्म हुए उस वृक्षकी सारी भस्मराशिको एकत्र करके काश्यपने कहा--

Transliteration

sautir uvāca—bhasmībhūtaṃ tato vṛkṣaṃ pannagendrasya tejasā | bhasma sarvaṃ samādahṛtya kāśyapo vākyam abravīt ||

Translation

Sauti said: Then that tree was reduced to ashes by the blazing power of the lord of serpents. Gathering together all the ashes, Kāśyapa spoke—setting the stage for a response that turns raw destruction into a moment of reflection and purposeful action.

Word by Word

सूतिःSauti (Ugraśravas), the narrator

उवाचsaid

भस्मीभूतम्reduced to ashes, ash-burnt

ततःthen, thereafter

वृक्षम्the tree

पन्नगेन्द्रस्यof the lord of serpents (Nāgarāja)

तेजसाby (his) fiery energy/splendor

भस्मashes

सर्वम्all, entire

समादहृत्यhaving gathered/collected together

काश्यपःKaśyapa

वाक्यम्words, a statement

अब्रवीत्said, spoke

Speaker

काश्यप उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sauti (Ugraśravas)

Kāśyapa

Pannagendra (Nāga-king)

tree (vṛkṣa)

ashes (bhasma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes