Shloka 35

Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana

Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa

Devanagari script

तत्र वै वायवो वान्ति दिग्भ्य: सर्वाभ्य एव हि

Transliteration

tatra vai vāyavo vānti digbhyaḥ sarvābhya eva hi

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「そこではまことに、風があらゆる方角から、例外なく吹きつけていた。」

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: Avyaya (locative adverb: 'there')

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै
• Form: Avyaya (emphatic particle)

• वायवः: winds
• वायवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• वान्ति: blow
• Type: Verb
• Root: वा (वाति)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person, plural, parasmaipada

• दिग्भ्यः: from the directions
• दिग्भ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, ablative, plural

• सर्वाभ्यः: from all
• सर्वाभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, ablative, plural (agreeing with implied 'दिग्भ्यः')

• एव: just/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: Avyaya (restrictive/emphatic particle)

• हि: for/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि
• Form: Avyaya (causal/emphatic particle)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• winds (vāyavaḥ)
• the directions/quarters (diśaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how, in moments of great moral and martial crisis, the world can feel ‘surrounded’—pressures come from every side. It invites reflection on steadiness and discernment when circumstances seem universally turbulent.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is describing the scene in the war context, noting that winds are blowing from all directions, a vivid atmospheric detail that can also function as an ominous or heightened battlefield sign.