Shloka 64

उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट्र रवाच यानि लिड्डनि संग्रामे भवन्ति विजयिष्यताम्‌ | तानि सर्वाणि भगवज्छोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः,धृतराष्ट्र बोले--भगवन्‌! युद्धमें निश्चितरूपसे विजय पानेवाले लोगोंको जो शुभ लक्षण दीख पड़ते हैं, उन सबको यथार्थरूपसे सुननेकी मेरी इच्छा है

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | yāni liṅgāni saṅgrāme bhavanti vijayiṣyatām | tāni sarvāṇi bhagavañ śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ ||

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “O revered one, I wish to hear, in their true nature, all those auspicious signs that appear in battle for those who are destined to win.”

Word by Word

धृतराष्ट्रःDhritarashtra

उवाचsaid

यानिwhich (things)

लिङ्गानिsigns, omens

संग्रामेin battle

भवन्तिoccur/are

विजयिष्यताम्of those who will conquer (about to be victorious)

तानिthose (things)

सर्वाणिall

भगवन्O Blessed one / O Lord

श्रोतुम्to hear

इच्छामिI wish/desire

तत्त्वतःin truth, accurately

Speaker

व्याय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Bhagavan (addressed sage/authority)

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 frames victory not merely as strategy but as something accompanied by discernible ‘liṅgas’ (signs). It highlights a traditional ethical worldview in which outcomes in war are read through moral and cosmic indicators, and urges inquiry into truth (tattvataḥ) rather than rumor or fear.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra, anxious about the coming conflict, questions the revered speaker and asks to hear all the auspicious signs that manifest for those who are destined to win in battle.