Mahabharata 1.115.29 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 115, Shloka 29

Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 115 — Mādri’s request; invocation of the Aśvins; birth and naming of the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

वाताश्ष प्रववुश्चापि दिग्दाहश्वाभवत्‌ तदा । ततस्तु भीतवद्‌ राजा धृतराष्ट्रोडब्रवीदिदम्‌

Transliteration

Vātāś ca pravavuś cāpi digdāhaś cābhavat tadā | tatas tu bhītavad rājā Dhṛtarāṣṭro ’bravīd idam ||

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: Поднялись сильные ветры, и казалось, будто стороны света пылают. Тогда царь Дхритараштра, устрашённый этими зловещими знамениями, сказал следующее — призвав к себе многих брахманов, Бхишму, Видуру, других доброжелателей и всех Куру. Сцена задаёт нравственную атмосферу предчувствия: когда в природе проступает разлад, мудрые ищут совета и видят в этом предупреждение о надвигающейся адхарме и бедствии в царстве.

Word by Word

• वाताः: winds
• वाताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रववुः: blew forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√वा
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

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

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• दिग्दाहः: burning of the quarters (dire omen)
• दिग्दाहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिग्दाह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: occurred/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• ततः: thereupon/from that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• भीतवत्: as if frightened
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीतवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• धृतराष्ट्र (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When ominous disturbances appear, a ruler should not act impulsively; he should seek wise counsel and reflect on whether adharma within the polity is inviting disaster. The verse sets a moral tone: cosmic disorder mirrors ethical disorder.

What is happening in the narrative?

A sudden, frightening natural upheaval—violent winds and a fiery appearance in all directions—occurs. Alarmed, Dhṛtarāṣṭra prepares to speak, gathering advisers and elders, indicating that the court is about to interpret these portents and respond.