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Shloka 13

स लोकांस्तेजसा सर्वान्‌ स्वभासा निर्विभासयन्‌ । आदित्याभिमुखो<भ्येति गगनं पाटयन्निव,वह अपने तेजसे सम्पूर्ण लोकोंको प्रकाशित करता हुआ मानो आकाशको चीरकर सूर्यकी ओर बढ़ा आ रहा था

sa lokāṁs tejasā sarvān svabhāsā nirvibhāsayan | ādityābhimukho 'bhyeti gaganaṁ pāṭayann iva |

Dengan sinarnya sendiri dia menerangi segala alam; menghadap Suria, dia mara seolah-olah membelah langit.

सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
लोकान्worlds/realms
लोकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तेजसाby (his) radiance
तेजसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
स्वभासाwith his own light
स्वभासा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वभासा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
निर्विभासयन्illuminating
निर्विभासयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनि + वि + भास्
FormShatr (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
आदित्याभिमुखःfacing the sun / sunward
आदित्याभिमुखः:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootआदित्याभिमुख
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभ्येतिapproaches, comes towards
अभ्येति:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि + इ
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
गगनम्the sky
गगनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगगन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पाटयन्splitting, cleaving
पाटयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपट्
FormShatr (present active participle, causative sense in usage), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
इवas if, like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव

नाग उवाच

N
Nāga (speaker)
Ā
Āditya (the Sun)
L
lokāḥ (the worlds)
G
gagana (the sky)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights tejas—inner potency and self-luminous power—portrayed as so intense that it seems to light up all realms and move straight toward the Sun. Ethically, it suggests that concentrated energy and unwavering orientation toward a higher principle (symbolized by Āditya) can appear unstoppable and transformative.

A being (described by the Nāga speaker) is depicted advancing toward the Sun, shining with such brilliance that all worlds seem illuminated, and the sky itself appears to be split by his forward motion—an epic visual to convey extraordinary might and momentum.