Shloka 45
मैत्रेयागमनम् — The Arrival of Maitreya and the Admonition to Duryodhana
Devanagari script
चिक्षेप चोल्मुकं दीप्तमशनिं ज्वलितामिव । तदुदस्तमलातं तु भीम: प्रहरतां वर:
Transliteration
cikṣepa colmukaṃ dīptam aśaniṃ jvalitām iva | tad udastam alātaṃ tu bhīmaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ ||
Translation
त्याने ज्वलंत वीजेसारखा धगधगता अग्निशूल फेकला; पण प्रहारकांमध्ये श्रेष्ठ भीमाने तो उडून आलेला जळता अंगारच परत पाडला.
Word by Word
चिक्षेपthrew, cast
चिक्षेप:
TypeVerb
Rootक्षिप्
Formलिट् (परस्मैपद), Perfect (past narrative), 3, singular
चोल्मुकम्a firebrand, burning log
चोल्मुकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचोल्मुक
Formneuter, accusative, singular
दीप्तम्blazing, kindled
दीप्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदीप्त
Formneuter, accusative, singular
अशनिम्a thunderbolt
अशनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअशनि
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
ज्वलिताम्flaming, burning
ज्वलिताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootज्वलित
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
तत्that (it)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
उदस्तम्thrown up/away, hurled
उदस्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउदस्त
Formneuter, accusative, singular
अलातम्a firebrand, burning stick
अलातम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअलात
Formneuter, accusative, singular
तुbut, however
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
भीमःBhima
भीमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
प्रहरताम्of those who strike/attack (fighters)
प्रहरताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-हृ (प्रहरति)
Formpresent active participle used substantively, masculine, genitive, plural
वरःthe best, foremost
वरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīmaC
colmuka (firebrand)A
aśani (lightning/thunderbolt)A
alāta (burning brand)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 highlights alertness and disciplined strength: sudden aggression should be met with steady, proportionate response, protecting others without losing composure—an aspect of righteous warriorly conduct.
An attacker throws a blazing firebrand, likened to flaming lightning. Bhīma, renowned for his striking power, counters and knocks down the hurled burning brand.