Shloka 20
च्यवन-यज्ञे अश्विनोः सोमग्रहण-विवादः
Cyavana’s Sacrifice and the Aśvins’ Soma Dispute
शरीर यस्य निर्देप्टमशक््यं तु सुरासुरै: । तस्यास्थमभवद् घोरं तीक्ष्णाग्रदशनं महत्
śarīra yasya nirdeṣṭum aśakyaṃ tu surāsuraiḥ | tasyāstham abhavad ghoraṃ tīkṣṇāgradāśanaṃ mahat ||
Lomaśa said: “His body could not be described even by the gods and the asuras. Yet his mouth was terrifying—vast, with sharp-pointed teeth.”
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the limits of ordinary description when confronted with extraordinary, otherworldly power: even gods and asuras cannot fully define such a form. Ethically, it cautions against pride in one’s knowledge and urges humility before the vastness of the cosmos.
Lomaśa is describing a being of overwhelming and indescribable appearance. He emphasizes both the ineffability of the body and a specific terrifying feature—an enormous mouth with sharp teeth—intensifying the sense of awe and danger in the scene.