Shloka 55
Babhruvāhana’s Lament and Appeal for Expiation (प्रायश्चित्त-याचना)
Devanagari script
अनाहता दुन्दुभयो विनेदुर्मेघनि:स्वना: । साधु साध्विति चाकाशे बभूव सुमहान् स्वन:,मेघके समान गम्भीर ध्वनि करनेवाली देव-दुन्दुभियाँ बिना बजाये ही बज उठीं और आकाशमें साधुवादकी महान् ध्वनि गूँजने लगी
Transliteration
anāhatā dundubhayo vinedur meghaniḥsvanāḥ | sādhu sādhv iti cākāśe babhūva sumahān svanaḥ ||
Translation
Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: “Tanpa dipalu, gendang-gendang ketuhanan bergema—dalam seperti guruh awan; dan di angkasa bangkit sorakan yang amat besar, ‘Syabas! Syabas!’”
Word by Word
अनाहताःunstruck, not beaten
अनाहताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनाहत
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
दुन्दुभयःkettledrums (divine drums)
दुन्दुभयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदुन्दुभि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
विनेदुःsounded, resounded
विनेदुः:
TypeVerb
Rootनद्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
मेघनिःस्वनाःhaving a sound like thunder-clouds
मेघनिःस्वनाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमेघ-निःस्वन
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
साधुwell done!, bravo!
साधु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाधु
साधुwell done! (repeated)
साधु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाधु
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आकाशेin the sky
आकाशे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआकाश
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
बभूवarose, came to be
बभूव:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सुमहान्very great
सुमहान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-महत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्वनःsound, noise
स्वनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्वन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaD
dundubhi (celestial drums)Ā
ākāśa (sky)M
megha (clouds)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes