Shloka 30

महोत्पात-लक्षणानि

Omens before Khara’s Assault

Devanagari script

एतच्चान्यच्च बहुशो ब्रुवाणाः परमर्षयः।।3.23.29।।जातकौतूहलास्तत्र विमानस्थाश्च देवताः।ददृशुर्वाहिनीं तेषां राक्षसानां गतायुषाम्।।3.23.30।।

Transliteration

etac cānyac ca bahuśo bruvāṇāḥ paramarṣayaḥ || 3.23.29 ||

jāta-kautūhalās tatra vimāna-sthāś ca devatāḥ |

dadṛśur vāhinīṃ teṣāṃ rākṣasānāṃ gatāyuṣām || 3.23.30 ||

Translation

పరమర్షులు ఇలానే ఇది మరియు మరెన్నో విషయాలను పదేపదే పలికారు. అప్పుడు అక్కడ కుతూహలంతో, విమానాలలో ఉన్న దేవతలు, ఆయుష్షు అంత్యానికి చేరువైన ఆ రాక్షససేనను చూశారు.

Word by Word

• jātakautūhalāḥ: filled with curiosity
• jātakautūhalāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāta + kautūhala (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भावार्थे तत्पुरुष: 'having arisen curiosity' = 'curious/eager'

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय): 'there'

• vimānasthāḥ: stationed in aerial chariots
• vimānasthāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimāna + stha (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: 'standing/being in vimānas (aerial chariots)'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• devatāḥ: the gods
• devatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); 'the deities/gods'

• dadṛśuḥ: saw
• dadṛśuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vāhinīm: army
• vāhinīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāhinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• teṣām: of those
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन); 'of those'

• rākṣasānām: of the demons
• rākṣasānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)

• gatāyuṣām: whose life was nearing its end
• gatāyuṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण-षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata + āyus (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन); बहुव्रीहि: 'whose lifespan has gone' = 'doomed/with life nearing end'; qualifying rākṣasānām

Context

A dark ring, blood-red in colour appeared on the border of the Sun's orb, dark in themiddle. This phenomenon of the Sun appeared like a ring of moving charcoal covering the Sun.

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

It reinforces karmic moral order: adharma carries consequences, and the narrative marks the rākṣasas as approaching the fruit of their deeds.

What is the narrative situation?

A duplicated/overlapping narration describes divine spectators observing the rākṣasa army as the seers converse.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Cosmic impartiality: gods and seers observe rather than interfere, underscoring that outcomes follow dharma and destiny.