Shloka 58

Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa

Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results

Devanagari script

आठिते ज्वलनेनाथ गर्भ तेजा: समन्विते । गंगायामसुर: कश्चिद्‌ भैरवं नादमानदत्‌

Transliteration

āhite jvalanenātha garbha-tejāḥ samanvite | gaṅgāyām asuraḥ kaścid bhairavaṃ nādam ānadat ||

Translation

ビーシュマは言った。「火の力を帯びたその輝く胎が、ガンガーの水の中に置かれ育っていたとき、あるアスラが忽然と現れ、恐るべき咆哮を放った。」

Word by Word

• आहिते: when placed/installed
• आहिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आहित (आ + धा, क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• ज्वलने: in the fire
• ज्वलने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वलन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• गर्भः: the embryo/fetus
• गर्भः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेजाः: splendor/energy
• तेजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• समन्विते: endowed/possessed (with)
• समन्विते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समन्वित (सम् + अन्वि/इ, क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गङ्गायाम्: in the Ganga
• गङ्गायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• असुरः: a demon/asura
• असुरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कश्चित्: someone, a certain
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चित् (क + चित्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भैरवम्: terrible, frightful
• भैरवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भैरव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नादम्: sound/roar
• नादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आनदत्: roared, made a loud sound
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Ganga
• Asura
• Garbha (radiant embryo)
• Jvalana (fire/blazing heat)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sacred power (tejas) being nurtured is often challenged by forces of disruption and fear; dharmic steadiness and vigilant protection are implied as necessary responses when something auspicious is growing.

What is happening in the narrative?

A radiant embryo endowed with fiery energy has been placed in the Ganga and is developing; at that moment a certain asura appears and emits a frightening roar, signaling an impending threat or disturbance.