Shloka 80
कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः
Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma
Devanagari script
ततस्ते जलदा घोरा राविण: पुरुषर्षभ । सर्वतः प्लावयन्त्याशु चोदिता: परमेछ्िना
Transliteration
tataste jaladā ghorā rāviṇaḥ puruṣarṣabha | sarvataḥ plāvayantyāśu coditāḥ parameśṭhinā ||
Translation
そのとき、人中の雄よ、雷鳴を轟かせる恐るべき雨雲が――創造主（ヴィダータ）に促されて――たちまち四方に雨を注ぎ、万物を水で覆い尽くした。
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
तेthose (they)
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
जलदाःclouds
जलदाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजलद
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
घोराःterrible, dreadful
घोराः:
TypeAdjective
Rootघोर
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
राविणःroaring, thundering
राविणः:
TypeAdjective
Rootराविन्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
पुरुषर्षभO bull among men
पुरुषर्षभ:
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषर्षभ
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
सर्वतःon all sides, everywhere
सर्वतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वतः
प्लावयन्तिthey flood, inundate
प्लावयन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्लु
Formpresent, indicative, parasmaipada, third, plural
आशुquickly
आशु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआशु
चोदिताःimpelled, urged
चोदिताः:
TypeParticiple
Rootचोदित
Formmasculine, nominative, plural, क्त (past passive participle)
परमेच्छिनाby the one of supreme will (the Supreme Lord)
परमेच्छिना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपरमेच्छिन्
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaP
Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)J
jaladāḥ (rain-clouds)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights divine or cosmic agency: when the Creator’s will operates, natural forces can become irresistible, reminding humans of humility before dharma-ordered reality and the limits of personal power.
Vaiśampāyana describes terrifying, thunderous clouds that, driven by Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā), rapidly rain everywhere and inundate the surroundings, creating a scene of overwhelming flood.