Shloka 39
Devanagari script
तत्राद्भुतान्यदृश्यन्त निमित्तानि महाहवे
Transliteration
tatrādbhutāny adṛśyanta nimittāni mahāhave
Translation
ਉੱਥੇ ਉਸ ਮਹਾਂਯੁੱਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਦਭੁਤ ਨਿਮਿੱਤ ਦਿੱਸੇ—ਅਸ਼ੁਭ ਸੰਕੇਤ, ਜੋ ਟਕਰਾਅ ਦੀ ਗੰਭੀਰਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਅੱਗੇ ਹੋਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਕਰਮ ਦੇ ਧਰਮ-ਭਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਜਤਾਉਂਦੇ ਸਨ।
Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
Formindeclinable (locative adverb: 'there')
अद्भुतानिwonderful, marvelous
अद्भुतानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्भुत
Formneuter, nominative, plural
अदृश्यन्तwere seen / appeared
अदृश्यन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formimperfect (laṅ), 3rd person, plural, Ātmanepada
निमित्तानिomens, signs
निमित्तानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिमित्त
Formneuter, nominative, plural
महाहवेin the great battle
महाहवे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहाहव
Formmasculine, locative, singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that major acts—especially war—carry moral and cosmic consequences, often mirrored by 'nimitta' (portents). It invites reflection on dharma: when violence is imminent, one should read the ethical gravity of the moment and act with heightened responsibility.
Vaiśampāyana reports that, at the scene of a great battle, extraordinary omens appeared. The narration uses these signs to foreshadow the seriousness of the coming events and to heighten the sense of impending outcome.