Shloka 25

अक्षहृदय-विद्या-प्रदानम्

Transmission of Akṣa-hṛdaya; Kali’s Exit and the Bibhītaka Refuge

Devanagari script

तथा च गणित: काल: श्वोभूते स भविष्यति । यदि सम्भावनीयं ते गच्छ शीघ्रमरिंदम,“उसके लिये समय नियत हो चुका है। कल ही स्वयंवर होगा। शत्रुदमन! यदि आपका वहाँ पहुँचना सम्भव हो तो शीघ्र जाइये

Transliteration

tathā ca gaṇitaḥ kālaḥ śvobhūte sa bhaviṣyati | yadi sambhāvanīyaṃ te gaccha śīghram ariṃdama ||

Translation

Disse Bṛhadaśva: “Assim, o tempo foi calculado e fixado; amanhã o acontecimento terá lugar. Ó subjugador de inimigos, se te for possível chegar lá, parte imediatamente.”

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

चand

गणितःcalculated, fixed, determined

कालःtime

श्वःtomorrow

भूतेwhen it has come to be; on the morrow (lit. in the becoming)

सःhe/that (event)

भविष्यतिwill be, will happen

यदिif

सम्भावनीयम्possible, feasible

तेof you; for you

गच्छgo

शीघ्रम्quickly

अरिंदमO enemy-subduer

Speaker

बृहदश्च उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bṛhadaśva (बृहदश्व)

ariṃdama (अरिंदम) (addressee, ‘foe-tamer’)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Act with promptness when a decisive, time-bound duty or opportunity arises; once the proper time is known and fixed, delay can undermine rightful aims.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bṛhadaśva informs the addressed hero that the appointed time has been determined and that the event will occur tomorrow, urging immediate departure if reaching the place is possible.