Shloka 175

Umā’s Austerity, Kauśikī’s Manifestation, and Skanda’s Birth Leading to Tāraka’s Defeat

Devanagari script

यावद्गजघटाघंटा घनत्काररवोत्कटाम् । तद्वत्तुरंगसंघातहेषोत्साहविभूषिताम्

Transliteration

yāvadgajaghaṭāghaṃṭā ghanatkāraravotkaṭām | tadvatturaṃgasaṃghātaheṣotsāhavibhūṣitām

Translation

ಎಷ್ಟು ದೂರ ಆನೆಗಳ ಕಪೋಲಗಳ ಗಂಟೆಗಳ ಘನವಾದ, ಉಗ್ರವಾದ ಝಂಝನಾದ ಹರಡಿತೋ, ಅಷ್ಟೇ ದೂರ ಕುದುರೆಗಳ ಗುಂಪಿನ ಉತ್ಸಾಹಭರಿತ ಹೇಷಾಧ್ವನಿ ಹಾಗೂ ರಣೋತ್ಸಾಹದಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕರಿತ ಗರ್ಜನೆ ಕೇಳಿಬಂತು.

Word by Word

• यावत्: as much as / to the extent that
• यावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/संबन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक-अव्यय (as far as/so much as)

• गज-घट-आघण्टा: the clanging of elephant-bells
• गज-घट-आघण्टा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक) + घट (प्रातिपदिक) + आघण्टा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समाहारः (गजानां घटानां आघण्टा = clanging of elephant-bells/armour-bells)

• घनत्कार-रव-उत्कटाम्: made intense by loud clangorous sound
• घनत्कार-रव-उत्कटाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घनत्कार (प्रातिपदिक) + रव (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्कट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (घनत्कार-रवेन उत्कटा)

• तत्: that/so
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तद्-शब्दस्य अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः ‘तद्वत्’ इत्यर्थे (correlative)

• वत्: like
• वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: सादृश्यार्थक-अव्यय (like/as)

• तुरंग-संघात-हेष-उत्साह-विभूषिताम्: adorned with the neighing and ardor of masses of horses
• तुरंग-संघात-हेष-उत्साह-विभूषिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुरंग (प्रातिपदिक) + संघात (प्रातिपदिक) + हेष (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्साह (प्रातिपदिक) + विभूषित (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (तुरंग-संघातस्य हेष-उत्साहेन विभूषिता)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses in Adhyaya 44).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: यावद्गजघटाघंटा = यावत् + गज-घट-आघण्टा; घनत्काररवोत्कटाम् = घनत्कार-रव-उत्कटाम्; तद्वत्तुरंग... = तत् + वत् + तुरंग-संघात-हेष-उत्साह-विभूषिताम्

FAQs

What scene does this verse describe in the Padma Purana?

It evokes the soundscape of a large royal or military assembly—elephants with loudly pealing bells and a mass of horses whose spirited neighing signals energy and readiness.

What is the significance of the elephant-bell and horse-neigh imagery?

These are conventional markers of grandeur and power in Sanskrit narrative: elephant bells suggest imposing presence, while the horses’ neighing and “utsāha” convey momentum, courage, and martial vigor.

Does this verse teach a direct ethical or bhakti lesson?

Not explicitly in this standalone line; it functions mainly as vivid description. Any ethical or devotional lesson depends on the larger narrative context of Adhyaya 44.