Shloka 14
Devanagari script
हुताहुतिरिव ज्योतिर्वष्याप्प तेजोमरीचिभि: । ओनिर्देश्येन रूपेण द्वितीय इव भास्कर:
Transliteration
hutāhutir iva jyotir vṛṣyāpt tejo-marīcibhiḥ | anirdeśyena rūpeṇa dvitīya iva bhāskaraḥ ||
Translation
हुताहुतिरिव ज्योतिर्वष्याप्प तेजोमरीचिभिः । अनिर्देश्येन रूपेण द्वितीय इव भास्करः ॥
Word by Word
हुताहुतिःthe oblation (poured as offering)
हुताहुतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहुत-आहुति (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
ज्योतिःlight, radiance
ज्योतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
वश्यात्from (being) controlled/subject (to something)
वश्यात्:
Apadana
TypeAdjective
Rootवश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
तेजोमरीचिभिःby rays of splendor
तेजोमरीचिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतेजो-मरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
अनिर्देश्येनby/with an indescribable
अनिर्देश्येन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअनिर्देश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
रूपेणform, appearance
रूपेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
द्वितीयःa second
द्वितीयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
भास्करःthe sun
भास्करः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
नाग उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
Nāga (speaker)S
sacrificial fire (agni)O
oblation (havis/āhuti)S
sun (bhāskara)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse uses sacrificial imagery to convey that inner power or sanctified presence can become visibly transformative—radiance arising from disciplined, dharmic action (like offerings into fire) culminates in an awe-inspiring, almost indescribable brilliance.
A Nāga describes a figure (or presence) appearing with extraordinary luminosity: as if a fire flares up when fed with oblations, the being’s rays spread everywhere, shining like a second sun and surpassing ordinary description.