Shloka 73
Devanagari script
विधूमामिह संयान्तीमुल्कां प्रजज्लितामिव
Transliteration
vidhūmām iha saṃyāntīm ulkāṃ prajajlitām iva
Translation
ਇੱਥੇ ਉਹ ਧੂੰਏਂ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ, ਪ੍ਰਜ੍ਵਲਿਤ ਉਲਕਾ ਵਾਂਗ—ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧਦੀ ਹੋਈ ਦਿਸੀ।
Word by Word
विधूमाम्smokeless
विधूमाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविधूम
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
संयान्तीम्coming/approaching
संयान्तीम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)
उल्काम्a meteor/firebrand
उल्काम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउल्का
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
प्रजज्लिताम्blazing, kindled
प्रजज्लिताम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√ज्वल्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaU
ulkā (meteor/fiery portent)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse uses an omen-image to suggest that when adharma and unchecked violence intensify, nature itself seems to signal impending ruin; ethical disorder in human action is mirrored by unsettling signs in the world.
Sañjaya describes a striking celestial phenomenon—like a blazing, smokeless meteor moving across the sky—serving as a portent amid the catastrophic events of the Kurukṣetra war.