Shloka 199

Devanagari script

स तसय ब्रुवतस्त्वेवं संत्रासाज्जातसाध्वस:

Transliteration

sa tasya bruvatastv evaṁ saṁtrāsāj jātasādhvasaḥ

Translation

അവൻ ഇങ്ങനെ സംസാരിക്കുമ്പോൾ, ശ്രോതാവ് പെട്ടെന്നുണ്ടായ ഭീതിയാൽ വിറച്ചുപോയി; ആ കലക്കത്തിൽ നിന്നുയർന്ന പേടി അവനെ പിടികൂടി.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• ब्रुवतः: while (he) was speaking / of (him) speaking
• ब्रुवतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• संत्रासात्: from fear / due to terror
• संत्रासात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संत्रास
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• जात: arisen / become
• जात: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• साध्वसः: fright / alarm
• साध्वसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्वस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

लोमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Speech and circumstance can trigger powerful inner reactions; the verse highlights how fear can arise suddenly from agitation, reminding the listener to cultivate steadiness and discernment rather than being ruled by panic.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa describes a moment where, as someone continues speaking, another person becomes alarmed; from that fright, fear (sādhvasa) arises, marking a shift in the emotional tone of the episode.