Mahabharata 1.136.24 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 136, Shloka 24

जतुगृहदाहः — The Burning of the Lac House and the Pāṇḍavas’ Concealed Escape

Devanagari script

तत:ः स्नेहाद्धरिहयं दृष्टवा रड्भरावलोकिनम्‌ | भास्करो>5प्यनयन्नाशं समीपोपगतान्‌ घनान्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ snehād dhari-hayaṃ dṛṣṭvā raṅga-bhūmāvalokinam | bhāskaro 'py anayan nāśaṃ samīpopagatān ghanān |

Translation

പിന്നീട് സ്നേഹവശാൽ, ഹരിഹയവാഹനായ ഇന്ദ്രൻ അരങ്ങിനെ നിരീക്ഷിക്കുന്നതു കണ്ട ഭാസ്കരനും സമീപത്തു കൂടിയ മേഘങ്ങളെ ചിതറിച്ചു നീക്കി.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)

• स्नेहात्: out of affection
• स्नेहात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• हरिहयम्: the one with tawny horses (Indra)
• हरिहयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिहय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• रङ्ग: arena, stage
• रङ्ग: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवलोकिनम्: watching, observing
• अवलोकिनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवलोकिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भास्करः: the Sun
• भास्करः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अनयत्: led, brought
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (नयति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नाशम्: destruction, dispersal
• नाशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समीप: near, vicinity
• समीप: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उपगतान्: having come near, approached
• उपगतान्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपगम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• घनान्: clouds
• घनान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: घन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Indra
• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• raṅga-bhūmi (arena)
• ghanāḥ (clouds)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Affection and goodwill (sneha) can become a force that removes hindrances: the verse portrays nature itself being cleared by divine agency, suggesting that supportive powers—when aligned with a worthy occasion—help restore clarity and auspicious order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra is described as watching the arena, and the Sun-god (Bhāskara) also acts by dispersing the nearby clouds, clearing the sky—an auspicious, supportive sign around the public spectacle.