Shloka 34

Devanagari script

तत:ः शतसहसांशुर्म थ्यमानात्तु सागरात्‌ । प्रसन्नात्मा समुत्पन्न: सोम: शीतांशुरुज्ज्वल:,फिर तो उस महासागरसे अनन्त किरणोंवाले सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी, शीतल प्रकाशसे युक्त, श्वैतवर्ण एवं प्रसन्नात्मा चन्द्रमा प्रकट हुआ

Transliteration

tataḥ śatasahasāṃśur mathyamānāt tu sāgarāt | prasannātmā samutpannaḥ somaḥ śītāṃśur ujjvalaḥ ||

Translation

បន្ទាប់មក ខណៈដែលមហាសមុទ្រកំពុងត្រូវបានកូរ ព្រះសោមៈ—ព្រះចន្ទ—បានលេចចេញពីវា មានពន្លឺត្រជាក់ភ្លឺចែងចាំង ដូចព្រះអាទិត្យដែលមានកាំរស្មីរាប់មិនអស់ ហើយមានចិត្តស្ងប់ស្ងាត់សុភមង្គល។

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

शतसहस्रांशुःthe one with hundreds of thousands of rays (the Sun)

मथ्यमानात्from (the ocean) being churned

तुindeed, but

सागरात्from the ocean

प्रसन्नात्माhaving a serene nature

समुत्पन्नःarisen, emerged

सोमःSoma; the Moon

शीतांशुःthe cool-rayed one (Moon)

उज्ज्वलःbright, radiant

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śaunaka

Sāgara (the ocean)

Soma (the Moon)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that persistent, collective striving can yield outcomes that are not only powerful but also beneficent—symbolized by the Moon’s cool, calming radiance—suggesting that true prosperity includes what brings balance and peace.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the churning of the ocean (samudra-manthana), the Moon (Soma), described as bright and cool-rayed with a serene nature, emerges from the ocean as one of the wondrous products of the churning.