Shloka 14

परशुरामप्रादुर्भावः

The Appearance of Parasurama on the Return from Mithila

Devanagari script

तेषां संवदतां तत्र वायु: प्रादुर्बभूव ह।।।।कम्पयन् पृथिवीं सर्वां पातयंश्च द्रुमांच्छुभान्।

Transliteration

teṣāṃ saṃvadatāṃ tatra vāyuḥ prādurbabhūva ha | kampayan pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ pātayaṃś ca drumān śubhān ||

Translation

သူတို့ အဲဒီနေရာမှာ စကားပြောနေစဉ် ရုတ်တရက် လေမုန်တိုင်း ပေါ်ထွန်းလာ၍ မြေကြီးတစ်ပြင်လုံးကို လှုပ်ခတ်စေကာ လှပသော သစ်ပင်များကို လဲကျစေ하였다။

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them/while they
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• संवदताम्: (while) conversing
• संवदताम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/absolute construction—time)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + वद् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; 'of (those) conversing' (genitive absolute sense with teṣām)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• वायुः: wind
• वायुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रादुर्बभूव: appeared, arose
• प्रादुर्बभूव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रादुस् + भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्गयुक्त: 'appeared'

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: ह-निपात (particle) narrative/emphasis

• कम्पयन्: shaking
• कम्पयन्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—concomitant action)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कम्प् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावे (concomitant action of vāyuḥ)

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of kampayan)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वाम्: entire
• सर्वाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object—qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying पृथिवीम्)

• पातयन्: toppling, felling
• पातयन्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—concomitant action)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) + शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'causing to fall'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• द्रुमान्: trees
• द्रुमान्: Karma (कर्म/Object of pātayan)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• शुभान्: beautiful, auspicious
• शुभान्: Karma (कर्म/Object—qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying द्रुमान्)

Context

The Sun was wrapped in dark. The quarters were devoid of brightness. The entire army was covered with ashes, as if they fainted.

Characters & Entities

• earth (pṛthivī)
• trees (druma)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Composure amid upheaval: dharma is supported by mental steadiness when the external world becomes turbulent.

What is the narrative situation?

Immediately after the omen-discussion, a violent storm erupts, intensifying the atmosphere of impending confrontation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective restraint is implied—leaders must remain clear-headed when sudden danger manifests.