Shloka 13

Adhyaya 2 — The Wise Birds

Sanskrit

वेगात् पयोदजालानि विक्षिपन् क्षतजेक्षणः ।

क्षणात् क्षयितशत्रुः स पक्षाभ्यां क्रान्तभूधरः ॥

Transliteration

vegāt payodajālāni vikṣipan kṣatajekṣaṇaḥ | kṣaṇāt kṣayitaśatruḥ sa pakṣābhyāṃ krāntabhūdharaḥ ||

Translation

ດ້ວຍຄວາມໄວອັນຍິ່ງ ເຂົາໄດ້ກະຈາຍກອງເມກຝົນອອກໄປ. ດ້ວຍຕາແດງດັ່ງເລືອດ ເຂົາທໍາລາຍສັດຕູໃນພິບຕາ; ແລະດ້ວຍປີກທັງສອງ ເຂົາກໍຂ້າມພູໄປ.

Word by Word

• वेगात्: from/with speed
• वेगात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• पयोदजालानि: masses of clouds
• पयोदजालानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयोद + जाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पयोदानां जालानि)

• विक्षिपन्: scattering
• विक्षिपन्: Kriya (क्रिया/Concurrent action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्षतजेक्षणः: blood-eyed
• क्षतजेक्षणः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षतज + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (क्षतजम् ईक्षणे यस्य / रक्तनेत्रः)

• क्षणात्: in a moment
• क्षणात्: Avadhi (अवधि/Time limit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्षयितशत्रुः: he whose enemies were destroyed
• क्षयितशत्रुः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षयित + शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (क्षयिताः शत्रवो यस्य)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पक्षाभ्याम्: with (his) two wings
• पक्षाभ्याम्: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• क्रान्तभूधरः: one who overstepped/covered the mountains
• क्रान्तभूधरः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रान्त + भूधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (क्रान्ताः भूधराः येन)

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Jaimini–Mārkaṇḍeya frame (descriptive passage; not a direct speech in this verse)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Epic-style narration
• Speed and prowess
• Martial imagery
• Omen-like natural imagery (clouds, mountains)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse emphasizes the overwhelming force of a determined agent: obstacles (even vast cloud-masses and mountains) are portrayed as negligible before concentrated vigor. Ethically, it can be read as a poetic reinforcement of vīrya (courage/energy) and niścaya (resolve) in the pursuit of one’s appointed task, especially in protecting order against hostile forces.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

This is not primarily sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita data; it aligns best with vaṃśānucarita/narrative description (ancillary heroic account) rather than cosmological or genealogical enumeration.

What is the esoteric significance?

Clouds can symbolize mental obscurations and turbulence; scattering them suggests piercing confusion with clarity and force. Mountains often represent entrenched karmic impediments or deep-seated saṃskāras; ‘crossing them with wings’ hints at a higher faculty (buddhi/inner power) that transcends heavy, earth-bound limitations when awakened and directed.