Shloka 14

युधिष्ठिरकृष्णसंवादः — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Appeal and Kṛṣṇa’s Assurance

Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 59

Devanagari script

पर्यदीप्यन्त तेजांसि तदानर्थाश्व नाभवन्‌

Transliteration

paryadīpyanta tejāṃsi tadānarthāśva nābhavan

Translation

Nārada said: “Then the radiant powers blazed forth all around; and at that time no misfortunes arose.”

Word by Word

• पर्यदीप्यन्त: were shining all around / blazed forth
• पर्यदीप्यन्त: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-दीप्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Atmanepada

• तेजांसि: splendors, lights, energies
• तेजांसि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• अनर्थाः: misfortunes, calamities
• अनर्थाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अभवन्: were / occurred
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links the manifestation of tejas (radiant power, auspicious brilliance) with the absence of anartha (harmful outcomes), suggesting that when higher strength or auspicious force prevails, disorder and calamity are restrained.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada reports a moment when luminous energies flare up, functioning like an auspicious sign or protective condition, and he notes that in that phase no misfortunes arise.