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Shloka 11

आकाशमेघवर्णनम् / Description of the Sky Filled with Rain-Clouds

महानदीभिर्बलद्वीभिस्तत्र तत्र सहस्रश: । आपूर्यमाणमत्यर्थ नृत्यन्तमिव चोर्मिभि:,बहुत-सी बड़ी-बड़ी नदियाँ सहस्रोंकी संख्यामें आकर उसमें यत्र-तत्र मिलतीं और उसे अधिकाधिक भरती रहती थीं। वह भुजाओंके समान ऊँची लहरोंको ऊपर उठाये नृत्य-सा कर रहा था

mahānadībhir baladvībhis tatra tatra sahasraśaḥ | āpūryamāṇam atyarthaṁ nṛtyantam iva cormibhiḥ ||

వేల సంఖ్యలో మహానదులు, బలమైన ప్రవాహములు అక్కడక్కడ చేరి దానిలో కలసి, దానిని మరింత మరింతగా నింపుచుండెను. ఉర్ములు భుజాలవలె ఎత్తుగా లేచి—అది నర్తించుచున్నట్లు కనిపించెను.

महानदीभिःby/with great rivers
महानदीभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमहानदी
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
बलद्वीभिःby/with mighty streams (lit. strong waters)
बलद्वीभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबलद्वी
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
तत्रhere and there
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
सहस्रशःby thousands; in thousands
सहस्रशः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहस्रशस्
आपूर्यमाणम्being filled
आपूर्यमाणम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√पॄ (पूरणे)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle)
अत्यर्थम्excessively; very much
अत्यर्थम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्यर्थ
नृत्यन्तम्dancing
नृत्यन्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Root√नृत् (नृत्ये)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)
इवas if; like
इव:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
and
:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Root
ऊर्मिभिःwith waves
ऊर्मिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्मि
FormMasculine/Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

शौनक उवाच

शौनक (Śaunaka)
महानदी (great rivers)
ऊर्मि (waves)

Educational Q&A

The verse primarily offers a vivid simile: nature’s immense forces appear animated, yet they follow an intelligible pattern—many rivers converging to fill a larger expanse. It supports the epic’s broader sensibility that the world’s power can be awe-inspiring while still operating within an underlying order.

Śaunaka is describing a great water-body (such as a sea or vast river-system) into which thousands of large rivers and strong currents merge from many directions, continually increasing its fullness; the waves rise like arms, making it look as though it is dancing.