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Shloka 35

ततः परमसंक्रुद्धो रथात्‌ प्रस्कन्द्य स द्विज: । पदातिरुत्पथेनैव प्राद्रवद्‌ दक्षिणामुख:

tataḥ parama-saṅkruddho rathāt praskandya sa dvijaḥ | padātir utpathenaiva prādravad dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ ||

അവൾ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും തെന്നിവീഴാൻ തുടങ്ങിയപ്പോൾ അദ്ദേഹം അത്യന്തം ക്രുദ്ധനായി. രഥത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ചാടിയിറങ്ങി, വഴിവിട്ടു തെക്കോട്ടു മുഖം തിരിച്ച് കാൽനടയായി പാഞ്ഞുപോയി.

ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (ablatival sense: 'from/thereafter')
परमसंक्रुद्धःextremely enraged
परमसंक्रुद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम-संक्रुद्ध (सं-√क्रुध्)
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
रथात्from the chariot
रथात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, ablative, singular
प्रस्कन्द्यhaving jumped down
प्रस्कन्द्य:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√स्कन्द्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), 'having leapt/jumped down'
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
द्विजःthe Brahmin (twice-born)
द्विजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
पदातिःa foot-soldier; on foot
पदातिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपदाति
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
उत्पथेनby an off-road path; off the road
उत्पथेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootउत्पथ
FormMasculine, instrumental, singular
एवindeed; just; only
एव:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
FormAvyaya (emphasis)
प्राद्रवत्ran forth; fled
प्राद्रवत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√द्रु (द्रव्)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada
दक्षिणामुखःfacing south; southward-facing
दक्षिणामुखः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदक्षिण-मुख
FormMasculine, nominative, singular

वायुदेव उवाच

वायुदेव (Vāyudeva, the Wind-god)
द्विज (a brahmin)
रथ (chariot)
दक्षिण दिशा (the southern direction)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how uncontrolled anger disrupts proper conduct: the enraged man abandons his chariot and even the regular road, rushing off impulsively. Ethically, it points to the dharmic value of restraint and steadiness, especially for a dvija expected to embody disciplined behavior.

Vāyudeva describes a brahmin who, overcome by intense anger, jumps down from his chariot and runs away on foot, taking an off-road route and moving southward—an image of hurried flight driven by agitation.