Shloka 24

Devanagari script

तथैव रथशालासु प्रादुरासीद्भधुताशन: । ध्वजाश्वापि व्यशीर्यन्त भरतानामभूतये,इसी प्रकार हमारी रथशालाओंमें आग लग गयी और रथोंकी ध्वजाएँ जलकर खाक हो गयीं, जो भरत-वंशियोंके लिये अमंगलकी सूवना देनेवाली थीं

Transliteration

tathaiva rathaśālāsu prādurāsīd bāḍhutāśanaḥ | dhvajāśvā api vyaśīryanta bharatānām abhūtaye ||

Translation

«ដូចគ្នានេះដែរ នៅក្នុងរោងរទះរបស់យើង ភ្លើងដ៏សាហាវបានផ្ទុះឡើងភ្លាមៗ។ ទាំងទង់ជ័យ និងសេះក៏ត្រូវបានបំផ្លាញ—ជានិមិត្តព្រមានវិបត្តិសម្រាប់ពូជពង្សភារតៈ»។

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• रथशालासु: in the chariot-sheds
• रथशालासु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथशाला
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• प्रादुरासीत्: appeared, arose, broke out
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रादुर् + अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• बहुताशनः: the great fire (lit. much-eater)
• बहुताशनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहुताशन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ध्वजाः: banners, standards
• ध्वजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अश्वाः: horses
• अश्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• व्यशीर्यन्त: were destroyed, perished, were reduced (to ruin/ashes)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शॄ (शीर्यते)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural

• भरतानाम्: of the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अभूतये: for misfortune, for ruin (as an ill-omen)
• अभूतये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभूति
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• rathaśālā (chariot-sheds)
• agni (fire)
• dhvaja (banners/standards)
• aśva (horses)
• Bharatas (Bharata lineage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the Mahābhārata theme that collective wrongdoing and moral disorder are mirrored by ominous signs in the world; such portents warn rulers to reflect on dharma and the consequences of their choices.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra reports alarming portents: a sudden fire erupts in the Kuru chariot-sheds, destroying banners and even horses—interpreted as a sign of impending disaster for the Bharata clan.