Shloka 33
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय २: संजयस्य दिव्यदृष्टिप्रदानम् तथा निमित्तवर्णनम्
Granting Sañjaya Divine Sight and the Description of Omens
Devanagari script
अनभ्रे च महाघोर: स्तनित: श्रूयते स्वनः । वाहनानां च रुदतां निपतन्त्यश्रुबिन्दव:,“बिना बादलके ही आकाशमें अत्यन्त भयंकर गर्जना सुनायी देती है। रोते हुए वाहनोंकी आँखोंसे आँसुओंकी बूँदें गिर रही हैं"
Transliteration
anabhre ca mahāghoraḥ stanitaḥ śrūyate svanaḥ | vāhanānāṃ ca rudatāṃ nipatanty aśrubindavaḥ ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: Even though the sky is cloudless, a terribly ominous thunder-like roar is heard. And from the eyes of the weeping mounts, drops of tears fall—portents that the coming battle is charged with dread and moral gravity.
Word by Word
अनभ्रेin a cloudless (sky)
अनभ्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअनभ्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
महाघोरःvery terrible
महाघोरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाघोर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्तनितःthunder (thundering)
स्तनितः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्तनित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्रूयतेis heard
श्रूयते:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormPresent, Atmanepada (passive sense), 3rd, Singular
स्वनःsound, roar
स्वनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्वन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वाहनानाम्of the mounts/vehicles
वाहनानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवाहन
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
रुदताम्of (those) crying
रुदताम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootरुदत्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
निपतन्तिfall down
निपतन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormPresent, Parasmaipada, 3rd, Plural
अश्रुबिन्दवःtear-drops
अश्रुबिन्दवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्रुबिन्दु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaS
sky (cloudless)T
thunder-like roar (stanita/svana)V
vāhana (mounts/war-animals/vehicles)T
tears (aśru-bindava)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes