Shloka 23

अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्

Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure

Devanagari script

व्यपोढा भ्रस्तत: काल: क्षणेन समपद्यत | शिवश्चानुववीौ वायु: प्रशान्‍्तरमभवद्‌ रज:

Transliteration

vyapoḍhā bhrastataḥ kālaḥ kṣaṇena samapadyata | śivaś cānuvavau vāyuḥ praśāntaram abhavad rajaḥ |

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: В одно мгновение смятённая погода рассеялась; сгустившиеся в небе тучи разорвались, разлетелись и исчезли. Подул прохладный, приятный, благоприятный ветер, и пыль в воздухе осела.

Word by Word

• व्यपोढाः: dispersed/removed
• व्यपोढाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यपोढ (वि+अप+ऊह्/वह्-धातु से निष्पन्न कृदन्त; अर्थ: हटाया/दूर किया हुआ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भ्रष्टतः: from (being) fallen/vanished
• भ्रष्टतः: Apadana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रष्ट (भ्रंश्-धातु से कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• कालः: time/season
• कालः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षणेन: in a moment; by a moment
• क्षणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• समपद्यत: came about/occurred
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+पद्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शिवः: auspicious/pleasant
• शिवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अनुववौ: blew (gently) along
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु+वा (वा-धातु, ‘to blow’)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वायुः: wind
• वायुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रशान्तरम्: calm/quiet
• प्रशान्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशान्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अभवत्: became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रजः: dust
• रजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• vāyu (wind)
• rajaḥ (dust)
• ākāśa (sky)
• megha (clouds)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses a shift in nature—from turbulence to calm—as an auspicious sign: disorder can be dispelled swiftly, and a favorable turn (śiva) may arise, encouraging steadiness and readiness as events approach a decisive moment.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes the weather clearing instantly: clouds break apart and disappear, a cool favorable wind begins to blow, and the dust settles—marking a calm, auspicious transition in the unfolding events of the Udyoga Parva.