Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तत्राद्भुतान्यदृश्यन्त निमित्तानि महाहवे

Transliteration

tatrādbhutāny adṛśyanta nimittāni mahāhave

Translation

ທີ່ນັ້ນ ໃນສົງຄາມໃຫຍ່ອັນດຸເດືອດ ໄດ້ປາກົດເຫັນນິມິດອັນອັດສະຈັນຫຼາຍປະການ—ເປັນລາງຮ້າຍທີ່ຊີ້ບອກຄວາມຫນັກໜ່ວງຂອງການປະຈັນໜ້າ ແລະນ້ຳໜັກແຫ່ງທຳຂອງສິ່ງທີ່ກຳລັງຈະເກີດຂຶ້ນ។

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb: 'there')

• अद्भुतानि: wonderful, marvelous
• अद्भुतानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: neuter, nominative, plural

• अदृश्यन्त: were seen / appeared
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person, plural, Ātmanepada

• निमित्तानि: omens, signs
• निमित्तानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमित्त
• Form: neuter, nominative, plural

• महाहवे: in the great battle
• महाहवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाहव
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that major acts—especially war—carry moral and cosmic consequences, often mirrored by 'nimitta' (portents). It invites reflection on dharma: when violence is imminent, one should read the ethical gravity of the moment and act with heightened responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that, at the scene of a great battle, extraordinary omens appeared. The narration uses these signs to foreshadow the seriousness of the coming events and to heighten the sense of impending outcome.