Shloka 18
Āśvamedhika Parva, Adhyāya 77 — Saindhava resistance, Arjuna’s restraint, and Duḥśalā’s supplication
Devanagari script
शशं चाशु विनिर्भिद्य मण्डलं शशिनो5पतत् । विपरीता दिशश्वापि सर्वा धूमाकुलास्तथा,पूर्वोक्त उल्काएँ चन्द्रमामें स्थित हुए शश-चिह्नका भेदन करके चन्द्रमण्डलके चारों ओर गिरने लगीं । सम्पूर्ण दिशाएँ धूमाच्छन्न होकर विपरीत प्रतीत होने लगीं
Transliteration
śaśaṃ cāśu vinirbhidya maṇḍalaṃ śaśino ’patat | viparītā diśaś cāpi sarvā dhūmākulās tathā ||
Translation
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: The meteoric portents swiftly struck and split the hare-mark on the Moon, then fell around the lunar disc. All the directions, too, became choked with smoke and appeared inverted—an ominous overturning of the natural order that signals impending calamity and moral disturbance in the world.
Word by Word
शशम्the hare (mark)
शशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आशुquickly
आशु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआशु
विनिर्भिद्यhaving pierced/split
विनिर्भिद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-निर्-भिद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
मण्डलम्the disk/orb
मण्डलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमण्डल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शशिनःof the moon
शशिनः:
TypeNoun
Rootशशिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अपतत्fell
अपतत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
विपरीताःreversed/contrary
विपरीताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविपरीत
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
दिशःdirections/quarters
दिशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
धूमाकुलाःfilled with smoke
धूमाकुलाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootधूमाकुल
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
तथाthus/so
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaM
Moon (Śaśin/Candra)L
lunar disc (maṇḍala)H
hare-mark on the Moon (śaśa-cihna)D
directions/quarters (diś)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes