Shloka 18
उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents
Devanagari script
वक्रानुवक्रं कृत्वा च श्रवण पावकप्रभ: । ब्रह्मराशिं समावृत्य लोहिताजड़ी व्यवस्थित:
Translation
वक्रानुवक्रं कृत्वा च श्रवणं पावकप्रभः। ब्रह्मराशिं समावृत्य लोहिताङ्गो व्यवस्थितः॥
Word by Word
वक्रानुवक्रम्crooked and again-crooked (repeated retrogression)
वक्रानुवक्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवक्र + अनुवक्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कृत्वाhaving done/made
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
श्रवणम्Śravaṇa (the lunar mansion)
श्रवणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पावकप्रभःhaving the radiance of fire
पावकप्रभः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपावक-प्रभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मराशिम्the Brahma-constellation/cluster (name of a stellar group)
ब्रह्मराशिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्म-राशि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
समावृत्यhaving completely covered/enveloped
समावृत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + आवृ
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
लोहिताङ्गःthe red-bodied one (Mars)
लोहिताङ्गः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलोहित-अङ्ग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
व्यवस्थितःis stationed/stands fixed
व्यवस्थितः:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + अव + स्था
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past participle (kta)
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes