Shloka 17
Mahāvasu’s Fall by Speech-Error and Release through Devotion (अज-विवादः वसोः शापः विमोचनं च)
Devanagari script
दिव्यानि सर्वपुष्पाणि प्रववर्ष च मारुत:
Transliteration
divyāni sarvapuṣpāṇi pravavarṣa ca mārutaḥ
Translation
അപ്പോൾ മാരുതൻ (വായു) ദിവ്യമായ എല്ലാ പുഷ്പങ്ങളും മഴപോലെ വർഷിച്ചു.
Word by Word
दिव्यानिdivine
दिव्यानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
सर्वपुष्पाणिall flowers
सर्वपुष्पाणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वपुष्प
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
प्रववर्षrained down / showered
प्रववर्ष:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवृष्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मारुतःthe wind
मारुतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमारुत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaM
mārutaḥ (wind/Marut)D
divyāni puṣpāṇi (heavenly flowers)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse conveys that when dharma-aligned speech or a sacred event unfolds, nature itself can appear to affirm it through auspicious signs—here, the wind showering heavenly flowers—suggesting moral and spiritual approval rather than mere spectacle.
In Bhīṣma’s narration, an auspicious moment is marked by a miraculous occurrence: the wind (māruta) causes a rain of divine flowers, heightening the sanctity of the scene and indicating celestial participation.