Shloka 18

Devanagari script

तत्रादहान्त भूतानि जड़मानि ध्रुवाणि च | महता क्रोधवेगेन कुपिते प्रपितामहे

Transliteration

tatrādahanta bhūtāni jaḍamāni dhruvāṇi ca | mahatā krodhavegena kupite prapitāmahe ||

Translation

ナーラダは言った。「そこにおいて、プラーピターマハ（曾祖の祖） が憤怒に燃え、激しい怒りの奔流に駆られて、衆生を焼き尽くした――不活発なものも、堅固にして揺るがぬものも。」

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• अदहन्: they burned
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3, Plural, Parasmaipada

• भूतानि: beings/creatures
• भूतानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• जडमानि: motionless/inert
• जडमानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जड
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• ध्रुवाणि: fixed/steadfast
• ध्रुवाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

• महता: by/with great
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• क्रोधवेगेन: by the force of anger
• क्रोधवेगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोधवेग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कुपिते: when (he) was enraged / in the enraged (one)
• कुपिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुपित
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्रपितामहे: in the great-grandfather (Brahmā)
• प्रपितामहे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपितामह
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Prāpitāmaha (Grandsire, epithet of Brahmā)
• bhūtāni (beings/creatures)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a revered authority, when overtaken by krodha (anger), can cause widespread harm; the verse underscores the ethical necessity of self-restraint and the danger of wrath disrupting order and welfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes an episode in which the Prāpitāmaha, inflamed by a powerful rush of anger, burns up beings—encompassing both insentient and steadfast/enduring entities—highlighting the destructive reach of uncontrolled fury.