Shloka 30
Nahūṣa’s Pride, the Ṛṣi-Borne Palanquin, and the Search for Indra (नहुष-इन्द्राणी-प्रकरणम्)
Devanagari script
| / दा | 23 ((([१ | //2८ पृथिवीं चान्तरिक्षं च विचिन्त्याथ मनोगति: । निमेषान्तरमात्रेण बृहस्पतिमुपागमत्
Transliteration
pṛthivīṃ cāntarikṣaṃ ca vicintyātha manogatiḥ | nimeṣāntaramātreṇa bṛhaspatimupāgamat ||
Translation
భూమిని, అంతరిక్షాన్ని అంతటా పరిశీలించి, మనస్సు వంటి వేగముగల ఆ దూత క్షణమాత్రంలో బృహస్పతిని చేరాడు।
Word by Word
पृथिवीम्the earth
पृथिवीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अन्तरिक्षम्the sky/atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
विचिन्त्यhaving searched/considered
विचिन्त्य:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-चिन्त्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Active
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
मनोगतिःone whose speed is like the mind (very swift one)
मनोगतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमनोगति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
निमेष-अन्तर-मात्रेणin just the interval of a blink
निमेष-अन्तर-मात्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनिमेष-अन्तर-मात्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
बृहस्पतिम्Brihaspati
बृहस्पतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबृहस्पति
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उपागमत्went to/approached
उपागमत्:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-गम्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
शल्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BṛhaspatiP
Pṛthivī (earth)A
Antarikṣa (mid-sky/atmosphere)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
Effective duty requires thorough verification and swift, accountable reporting to the proper guide (here, Bṛhaspati), rather than speculation or delay.
A very fast-moving agent searches across earth and the atmospheric realm and, within a blink, reaches Bṛhaspati to report—highlighting urgency and fidelity in carrying out an assigned mission.