Shloka 6

अध्याय १: उत्पात-दर्शनम् तथा वृष्णि-विनाश-श्रवणम्

Omens Observed and the Hearing of the Vṛṣṇi Destruction

Devanagari script

एते चान्ये च बहव उत्पाता भयशंसिन: । दृश्यन्ते बहवो राजन्‌ हृदयोद्वेगकारका:

Transliteration

ete cānye ca bahava utpātā bhayaśaṃsinaḥ | dṛśyante bahavo rājan hṛdayodvegakārakāḥ ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను—ఓ రాజా, ఇవి మరియు ఇలాంటి మరెన్నో భయసూచక ఉపద్రవనిమిత్తాలు అనేకంగా దర్శనమిచ్చుచున్నవి; అవి హృదయమును కలవరపెట్టుచున్నవి.

Word by Word

एतेthese

चand

अन्येothers

चand

बहवःmany

उत्पाताःportents/omens

भयशंसिनःforetelling fear; ominous

दृश्यन्तेare seen/appear

बहवःmany

राजन्O king

हृदय-उद्वेग-कारकाःcausing agitation of the heart; distressing

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

King (rājan)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When many fear-indicating portents arise, they function as moral and karmic warnings: inner agitation is not random but a sign that destructive consequences are ripening, urging vigilance and restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports to the king that numerous ominous signs are appearing. The atmosphere is charged with foreboding, preparing the listener for the impending calamity described in the Mausala Parva.