Shloka 4

Devanagari script

यतो वायुर्विनि:सृत्य सूर्यरश्म्याश्रितो महान्‌ | विजृम्भत्यम्बरे तत्र किमाश्चर्यमत: परम्‌

Transliteration

yato vāyur viniḥsṛtya sūryaraśmyāśrito mahān | vijṛmbhaty ambare tatra kim āścaryam ataḥ param ||

Translation

ମହାନ ବାୟୁଦେବ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟମଣ୍ଡଳରୁ ନିଷ୍କ୍ରମଣ କରି ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟକିରଣର ଆଶ୍ରୟ ନେଇ ସମଗ୍ର ଆକାଶରେ ବିସ୍ତାରିତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି; ଏହାଠାରୁ ବଡ଼ ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଆଉ କ’ଣ?

Word by Word

• यतः: from which; whence
• यतः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस्
• Form: Ablatival adverb (from which/whence)

• वायुः: wind
• वायुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• विनिःसृत्य: having come out; having issued forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√सृ (सृ) with prefixes वि+नि+
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable

• सूर्य: of the sun
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य
• Form: Masculine, genitive, singular (in compound relation)

• रश्मि: in/at a ray
• रश्मि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रश्मि
• Form: Masculine, locative, singular (in compound relation)

• आश्रितः: having taken refuge in; resting on
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√श्रि (श्रि)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), masculine, nominative, singular

• महान्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• विजृम्भति: spreads out; expands
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√जृम्भ्
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• अम्बरे: in the sky
• अम्बरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बर
• Form: Neuter, locative, singular

• तत्र: there; in that place/instance
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: Adverb

• किम्: what?
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, nominative/accusative, singular (interrogative used predicatively)

• आश्चर्यम्: wonder; marvel
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य
• Form: Neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• अतः: than this; from this
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतस्
• Form: Ablatival adverb

• परम्: greater; beyond; more
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, nominative/accusative, singular (used adverbially: 'further/more')

Speaker

नाग उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nāga (speaker)
• Vāyu (Wind-god)
• Sūrya (Sun)
• Sūrya-raśmi (sun-rays)
• Ambara (sky)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse points to awe at the ordered functioning of nature: the wind, supported by the sun’s rays, pervades the sky. It invites humility and reflection—cosmic processes themselves can serve as a lesson in the greatness of divine powers and the interconnectedness of the elements.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Nāga speaker presents an example of a marvel: the Wind-god emerges and, associated with the sun’s rays, spreads throughout the heavens—posed rhetorically as an unsurpassed wonder.