Shloka 9

अध्याय २८१ — दानधर्मः, न्यायागतधनम्, ऋणत्रय-परिशोधनं च

Dāna ethics, lawful wealth, and settling obligations

Devanagari script

क्षिप्रमेव महाकायं वृत्रं दैत्यमपातयत्‌ । ततो नाद: समभवत्‌ पुनरेव समन्ततः

Transliteration

kṣipram eva mahākāyaṃ vṛtraṃ daityam apātayat | tato nādaḥ samabhavat punar eva samantataḥ ||

Translation

క్షణమాత్రంలోనే అతడు మహాకాయుడైన దైత్యుడు వృత్రుని కూలదోసెను. అప్పుడు చుట్టూ మళ్లీ మహానాదం ఉద్భవించెను।

Word by Word

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• महाकायम्: huge-bodied
• महाकायम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाकाय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वृत्रम्: Vṛtra
• वृत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दैत्यम्: the Daitya (demon)
• दैत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपातयत्: caused to fall; struck down
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, true

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• नादः: a roar/sound
• नादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समभवत्: arose/occurred
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• समन्ततः: on all sides; all around
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Vṛtra
• Daitya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights decisive action against destructive forces and the immediate, far-reaching consequences of a pivotal deed—symbolized by the fall of a mighty adversary and the ensuing universal tumult.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates a moment where a gigantic Daitya named Vṛtra is swiftly felled; immediately afterward, a loud roar or tumult rises again from all directions, suggesting widespread reaction among surrounding beings or forces.