Shloka 25
उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents
Devanagari script
एकपफक्षाक्षिचरण: शकुनि: खचरो निशि । रौद्रं वदति संरब्ध: शोणितं छर्दयन्निव
Transliteration
ekapakṣākṣicaraṇaḥ śakuniḥ khacaro niśi | raudraṁ vadati saṁrabdhaḥ śoṇitaṁ chardayann iva ||
Translation
एकपक्षाक्षिचरणः शकुनिः खचरो निशि । रौद्रं वदति संरब्धः शोणितं छर्दयन्निव ॥
Word by Word
एकपक्षाक्षिचरणःhaving one wing, one eye, and one foot
एकपक्षाक्षिचरणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएकपक्षाक्षिचरण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शकुनिःa bird (omen-bird)
शकुनिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशकुनि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
खचरःsky-going; flying
खचरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootखचर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निशिat night
निशि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनिशा
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
रौद्रम्terrible, fierce (speech)
रौद्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरौद्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वदतिspeaks, utters
वदति:
TypeVerb
Rootवद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
संरब्धःenraged, agitated
संरब्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसं-रभ्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle, used adjectivally)
शोणितम्blood
शोणितम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशोणित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
छर्दयन्vomiting, spewing
छर्दयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootछर्द्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, śatṛ (present active participle)
इवas if, like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VyasaŚ
śakuni (omen-bird)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a grotesque omen to signal that when collective conduct turns toward adharma, nature itself appears disturbed; such signs warn of impending violence and the moral darkness that precedes war.
Vyāsa describes an ominous nocturnal portent: a deformed bird flying in the sky cries out fiercely, its cry compared to vomiting blood, indicating the dreadful bloodshed soon to unfold.