Shloka 4

Devanagari script

ततो हर्म्यतलस्था सा महाहशयनोचिता । प्राच्यां दिशि समुद्यन्तं ददर्शादित्यमण्डलम्‌,तदनन्तर एक दिन कुन्ती अपने महलके भीतर एक बहुमूल्य पलंगपर लेटी हुई थी। उसी समय उसने (खिड़कीसे) पूर्वदिशामें उदित होते हुए सूर्यमण्डलकी ओर दृष्टिपात किया

Transliteration

tato harmyatalasthā sā mahāśayanocitā | prācyāṃ diśi samudyantaṃ dadarśādityamaṇḍalam ||

Translation

Then she—Kuntī—resting on the terrace of the palace, accustomed to a splendid couch, looked toward the eastern quarter and beheld the orb of the Sun rising. The scene quietly frames her inner state: in the stillness of dawn, her attention turns to the Sun, a witness of truth and duty, foreshadowing reflection on conduct and consequence.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

हर्म्य-तल-स्थाstanding/being on the palace-terrace

साshe

महाशयनोचिताaccustomed/fit for a great couch/bed

प्राच्याम्in the eastern (direction)

दिशिin the direction

समुद्यन्तम्rising, coming up

ददर्शsaw

आदित्य-मण्डलम्the sun’s disk/orb

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kuntī

Āditya (the Sun)

palace (harmya)

splendid couch/bed (mahāśayana)

eastern direction (prācī diś)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes