Shloka 14

अग्निभय-प्रसङ्गे मन्दपालस्य शोकः

Mandapāla’s Lament amid the Threat of Fire

Devanagari script

नवमेघप्रतीकाशं ज्वलन्तमिव च श्रिया । अश्रितौ त॑ रथश्रेष्ठ शक्रायुधसमावुभौ,वह रथ नूतन मेघके समान प्रतीत होता था और अपनी दिव्य शोभासे प्रज्वलित-सा हो रहा था। इन्द्र-धनुषके समान कान्तिवाले श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुन उस श्रेष्ठ रथके समीप गये

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: navamegha-pratīkāśaṃ jvalantam iva ca śriyā | āśritau tau rathaśreṣṭhaṃ śakrāyudha-samāv ubhau ||

Translation

Disse Vaiśampāyana: “A suprema carruagem parecia uma nuvem de chuva recém-formada e parecia arder de esplendor. Ambos—Kṛṣṇa e Arjuna—aproximaram-se daquela excelente carruagem, radiantes como a arma de Indra (o arco-íris).”

Word by Word

• नवमेघप्रतीकाशम्: resembling a fresh cloud
• नवमेघप्रतीकाशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवमेघप्रतीकाश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ज्वलन्तम्: blazing
• ज्वलन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वल्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• श्रिया: with splendor/beauty
• श्रिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• आश्रितौ: having approached/taken refuge (near)
• आश्रितौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-श्रि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual, क्त (past passive participle)

• तौ: those two (they both)
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• रथश्रेष्ठम्: the best chariot
• रथश्रेष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शक्रायुधसमावुभौ: both resembling Indra’s weapon (thunderbolt)
• शक्रायुधसमावुभौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्रायुधसम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• ratha (chariot)
• Śakra (Indra)
• Śakrāyudha (Indra’s weapon/rainbow)
• Śrī (splendor/prosperity)
• Kṛṣṇa
• Arjuna