Shloka 80

कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः

Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma

Devanagari script

ततस्ते जलदा घोरा राविण: पुरुषर्षभ । सर्वतः प्लावयन्त्याशु चोदिता: परमेछ्िना

Transliteration

tataste jaladā ghorā rāviṇaḥ puruṣarṣabha | sarvataḥ plāvayantyāśu coditāḥ parameśṭhinā ||

Translation

ତେବେ, ହେ ପୁରୁଷଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ବିଧାତାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରେରଣାରେ ଚାଲିତ ସେଇ ଭୟଙ୍କର ଗର୍ଜନକାରୀ ମେଘମାନେ ଶୀଘ୍ର ସବୁ ଦିଗରେ ବର୍ଷା କରି ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଜଳରେ ପ୍ଲାବିତ କରିଦେଲେ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ते: those (they)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• जलदाः: clouds
• जलदाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलद
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• घोराः: terrible, dreadful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• राविणः: roaring, thundering
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राविन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• पुरुषर्षभ: O bull among men
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषर्षभ
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• सर्वतः: on all sides, everywhere
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः

• प्लावयन्ति: they flood, inundate
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्लु
• Form: present, indicative, parasmaipada, third, plural

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• चोदिताः: impelled, urged
• Type: Participle
• Root: चोदित
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• परमेच्छिना: by the one of supreme will (the Supreme Lord)
• परमेच्छिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेच्छिन्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)
• jaladāḥ (rain-clouds)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights divine or cosmic agency: when the Creator’s will operates, natural forces can become irresistible, reminding humans of humility before dharma-ordered reality and the limits of personal power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes terrifying, thunderous clouds that, driven by Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā), rapidly rain everywhere and inundate the surroundings, creating a scene of overwhelming flood.