Shloka 10

Divyāstrāṇāṃ Pradarśana-nivāraṇa

Display of Divine Weapons and Its Prohibition

Devanagari script

ततो5हमग्निं व्यधमं सलिलास्त्रेण सर्वश: । शैलेन च महास्त्रेण वायोरवेगमधारयम्‌,फिर तो मैंने वारुणास्त्रसे वह सारी आग बुझा दी और महान्‌ शैलास्त्रका प्रयोग करके मायामय वायुका वेग कुण्ठित कर दिया

Transliteration

tato 'ham agniṃ vyadhamaṃ salilāstreṇa sarvaśaḥ | śailena ca mahāstreṇa vāyor vegam adhārayam |

Translation

ಆಮೇಲೆ ನಾನು ವಾರುಣ (ಸಲಿಲ) ಅಸ್ತ್ರದಿಂದ ಆ ಅಗ್ನಿಯನ್ನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ನಂದಿಸಿದೆನು; ಮತ್ತು ಮಹಾಶೈಲ ಅಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಯೋಗಿಸಿ ವಾಯುವಿನ ಉಗ್ರ ವೇಗವನ್ನು ತಡೆದೆನು.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/from thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Gender: (pronoun), Case: Nominative, Number: Singular

• अग्निम्: fire
• अग्निम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Accusative, Number: Singular

• व्यधमम्: I blew away / I extinguished (by blowing)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धम्
• Form: Tense: Imperfect (Laṅ), Person: 1st, Number: Singular, Voice: Parasmaipada

• सलिलास्त्रेण: with the water-weapon (Varuṇa-weapon)
• सलिलास्त्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सलिलास्त्र
• Form: Gender: Neuter, Case: Instrumental, Number: Singular

• सर्वशः: entirely, on all sides
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः
• Form: Avyaya

• शैलेन: with a mountain/rock
• शैलेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Instrumental, Number: Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• महास्त्रेण: with the great weapon
• महास्त्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महास्त्र
• Form: Gender: Neuter, Case: Instrumental, Number: Singular

• वायोः: of the wind
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Genitive, Number: Singular

• वेगम्: speed, force
• वेगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Accusative, Number: Singular

• अधारयम्: I checked/held back
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ
• Form: Tense: Imperfect (Laṅ), Person: 1st, Number: Singular, Voice: Parasmaipada

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Agni (fire)
• Varuṇāstra (water-weapon)
• Śailāstra (mountain-weapon)
• Vāyu (wind)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power must be governed by restraint and discernment: even when one possesses formidable weapons, their proper use is to neutralize harm and restore balance rather than to escalate destruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna describes how he countered hostile forces: he put out a spreading fire with the water-weapon (Varuṇāstra) and then used the great Mountain-weapon (Śailāstra) to check the violent rush of wind.