Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 34
Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)
Devanagari script
ततो नभस्पृशज्वालो विद्युल्लोलाग्निसल्बण: । द्वादशादित्यसदृशो युगान्ताग्निरिवापर:
Translation
ਤਦ ਉਸ ਅੱਗ ਦੀਆਂ ਲਪਟਾਂ ਆਕਾਸ਼ ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹਣ ਲੱਗੀਆਂ। ਬਿਜਲੀ ਵਾਂਗ ਚੰਚਲ ਉਹ ਅਗਨੀ ਬੜੀ ਭਿਆਨਕ ਦਿਸਦੀ ਸੀ; ਬਾਰਾਂ ਸੂਰਜਾਂ ਵਰਗੀ ਚਮਕ ਨਾਲ ਉਹ ਮਾਨੋ ਦੂਜੀ ਪ੍ਰਲਯਾਗਨੀ ਹੀ ਲੱਗਦੀ ਸੀ।
Word by Word
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
Formindeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from/then')
नभःsky
नभः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनभस्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
स्पृशtouching
स्पृश:
Karta
TypeKridanta
Rootस्पृश्
Formpresent active participle (शतृ), nominative masculine singular (as compound-member)
ज्वालःflame
ज्वालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootज्वाल
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
विद्युत्lightning
विद्युत्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविद्युत्
Formfeminine, instrumental, singular (as compound-member)
लोलtrembling/unsteady
लोल:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootलोल
Formmasculine, nominative, singular (as compound-member)
अग्निfire
अग्नि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular (as compound-member)
सल्बणःterrible/fierce
सल्बणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसल्बण
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
द्वादशtwelve
द्वादश:
Karta
TypeNumeral
Rootद्वादश
Formindeclinable numeral (as compound-member)
आदित्यof suns
आदित्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य
Formmasculine, genitive, plural (as compound-member)
सदृशःlike/similar
सदृशः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसदृश
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
युगान्तof the end of an age
युगान्त:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootयुगान्त
Formmasculine, genitive, singular (as compound-member)
अग्निःfire
अग्निः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
इवlike/as if
इव:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Formindeclinable
अपरःanother/second
अपरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअपर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes