Shloka 9

Adhyāya 22: Śālva’s Weapon-Shower, Dāruka’s Wounding, and the Māyā-Report of Vasudeva’s Father

Devanagari script

ततः प्राग्ज्योतिषं गत्वा पुनरेव व्यदृश्यत । सौभं कामगमं वीर मोहयन्मम चक्षुषी,तदनन्तर इच्छानुसार चलनेवाला सौभविमान प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरके निकट जाकर मेरे नेत्रोंको भ्रममें डालता हुआ फिर दिखायी दिया

Transliteration

tataḥ prāgjyotiṣaṁ gatvā punar eva vyadṛśyata | saubhaṁ kāmagamaṁ vīra mohayan mama cakṣuṣī ||

Translation

பின்னர் விருப்பம்போல் செல்லவல்ல சௌப விமானம் பிராக்ஜ்யோதிஷபுரம் அருகே சென்று, வீரனே, என் கண்களை மயக்குமாறு மீண்டும் தோன்றியது.

Word by Word

ततःthen/from there

प्राग्ज्योतिषम्to Pragjyotiṣa (city/region)

गत्वाhaving gone

पुनःagain

एवindeed/just

व्यदृश्यतwas seen/appeared

सौभम्Saubha (the aerial city/vehicle)

कामगम्moving at will

वीरO hero

मोहयन्bewildering/deluding

ममmy

चक्षुषीtwo eyes

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva

Prāgjyotiṣa

Saubha (vimāna/flying craft)

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

What is the core teaching?

Extraordinary power and speed can create māyā-like confusion; the verse highlights how even reliable faculties like sight may be deluded, implying the ethical need for discernment and steadiness when confronting deceptive displays.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva reports that the will-moving Saubha craft, after going near Prāgjyotiṣa, reappears and visually confounds him—suggesting a supernatural or deceptive maneuver that makes it difficult to track or perceive clearly.