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Shloka 1

उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents

Devanagari script

ऑपनआक्रात बछ। अर तृतीयो<थध्याय: व्यासजीके द्वारा अमंगलसूचक उत्पातों तथा विजयसूचक लक्षणोंका वर्णन व्यास उवाच खरा गोषु प्रजायन्ते रमन्ते मातृभि: सुता: । अनार्तवं पुष्पफलं दर्शयन्ति वनद्रुमा:,व्यासजीने कहा--राजन! गायोंके गर्भसे गदहे पैदा होते हैं, पुत्र माताओंके साथ रमण करते हैं। वनके वृक्ष बिना ऋतुके फूल और फल प्रकट करते हैं

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca | kharā goṣu prajāyante ramante mātṛbhiḥ sutāḥ | anārtavaṃ puṣpaphalaṃ darśayanti vanadrumāḥ |

Translation

ବ୍ୟାସ କହିଲେ—ହେ ରାଜନ୍! ଗାଈମାନଙ୍କ ଗର୍ଭରୁ ଗଧା ଜନ୍ମୁଛି; ପୁଅମାନେ ନିଜ ମାଆଙ୍କ ସହିତ ରମଣ କରୁଛନ୍ତି। ବନର ଗଛମାନେ ଋତୁବିପର୍ୟୟରେ ଫୁଲ ଓ ଫଳ ଦେଖାଉଛନ୍ତି। ଏହା ଅମଙ୍ଗଳ ନିମିତ୍ତ—ମହାଯୁଦ୍ଧ ସନ୍ନିକଟେ ପ୍ରକୃତି ଓ ଧର୍ମାଚାରର ବିପର୍ୟୟ ସୂଚାଏ।

Word by Word

व्यासःVyasa

उवाचsaid

खराःdonkeys

गोषुamong/in cows

प्रजायन्तेare born / come to be born

रमन्तेsport / have intercourse

मातृभिःwith (their) mothers

सुताःsons

अनार्तवम्out of season / not in due season

पुष्पफलम्flowers and fruits

दर्शयन्तिdisplay / show forth

वनद्रुमाःforest-trees

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

the King (addressed as rājān; traditionally Dhṛtarāṣṭra in this narrative frame)

cows

donkeys

sons

mothers

forest trees

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes