Shloka 35

The Slaying of Vṛtrāsura

Devanagari script

दृश्येते सर्वलोकैश्च लाघवं विस्मयं गतैः । चिच्छिदाते तयोरेव चर्मणी बहुवर्णके

Transliteration

dṛśyete sarvalokaiśca lāghavaṃ vismayaṃ gataiḥ | cicchidāte tayoreva carmaṇī bahuvarṇake

Translation

Semua orang memandang dengan takjub akan ketangkasan mereka, semasa kedua-duanya membelah perisai yang berwarna-warni itu.

Word by Word

• दृश्येते: are seen/appear
• दृश्येते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (dual), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग/भावे (passive sense: ‘are seen/appear’)

• सर्वलोकैः: by all people/worlds
• सर्वलोकैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (‘all’ qualifying ‘worlds/people’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• लाघवम्: lightness/agility
• लाघवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘lightness/agility’ as object of perception

• विस्मयम्: wonder/astonishment
• विस्मयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• गतैः: having become/being (in that state)
• गतैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणं ‘सर्वलोकैः’—‘having attained/being in (a state of)’

• चिच्छिदाते: (the two) cut/slice
• चिच्छिदाते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (dual), आत्मनेपद; पुनरुक्त-आगम/अभ्यास (reduplicated intensive-like form)

• तयोः: of the two
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• चर्मणी: (two) hides/skins
• चर्मणी: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन

• बहुवर्णके: many-colored
• बहुवर्णके: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + वर्णक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘many-colored’); विशेषणं ‘चर्मणी’

Speaker

Narrator (context not provided in the excerpt; speaker cannot be securely identified)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्वलोकैश्च = सर्वलोकैः + च; तयोरेव = तयोः + एव; श्लोकपाठे ‘चिच्छिदाते’ अभ्यासयुक्त-रूपम् (छिद् धातोः) ।

FAQs

What is the central scene described in this verse?

A public spectacle: everyone watches in astonishment as two figures, remarkably light and agile, cut up variegated hides.

Why does the verse emphasize “amazement” (vismaya)?

It signals that the action is extraordinary—either due to superhuman speed/lightness or a wondrous, divinely charged event within the narrative.

What ethical or thematic lesson can be inferred from this verse alone?

From this isolated line, the clearest theme is the portrayal of marvel (adbhuta) and public witnessing; a specific ethical teaching requires the surrounding verses and speaker context.