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Shloka 33

Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 115 — Mādri’s request; invocation of the Aśvins; birth and naming of the Pāṇḍavas

वाक्यस्यैतस्य निधने दिक्षु सर्वासु भारत । क्रव्यादा: प्राणदन्‌ घोरा: शिवाश्चलाशिवशंसिन:,जनमेजय! धृतराष्ट्रकी यह बात समाप्त होते ही चारों दिशाओंमें भयंकर मांसाहारी जीव गर्जना करने लगे। गीदड़ अमंगलसूचक बोली बोलने लगे

vākyasyaitasya nidhane dikṣu sarvāsu bhārata | kravyādāḥ prāṇadan ghorāḥ śivāś calāśivaśaṃsinaḥ ||

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า “เมื่อถ้อยคำนั้นสิ้นสุดลง โอ ภารตะ ทั่วทุกทิศทาง สัตว์กินเนื้ออันน่าสะพรึงก็เริ่มคำรามกึกก้อง และหมาไนผู้ทำนายอัปมงคลก็ร้องหอนด้วยเสียงอันเป็นลางร้าย”

वाक्यस्यof the statement/speech
वाक्यस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
एतस्यof this
एतस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
निधनेat the end/termination
निधने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनिधन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
दिक्षुin the directions
दिक्षु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
सर्वासुin all
सर्वासु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
क्रव्यादाःflesh-eaters/carnivores
क्रव्यादाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्रव्याद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्राणदन्life-taking (lit. giving up life)/killing
प्राणदन्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राणदद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
घोराःterrible
घोराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootघोर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शिवाःjackals
शिवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिवा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
चलrestless/moving
चल:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचल
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
अशिवशंसिनःforetelling inauspiciousness
अशिवशंसिनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअशिवशंसिन्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
जनमेजयO Janamejaya
जनमेजय:
TypeNoun
Rootजनमेजय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
Bhārata
K
kravyādāḥ (flesh-eating creatures)
Ś
śivāḥ (jackals)
D
dik (the directions)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how the epic frames moral disorder through omens: when adharma is about to intensify, nature and creatures associated with death and disorder signal impending calamity. It reinforces the ethical idea that actions and intentions have consequences that reverberate beyond human society.

As soon as a significant statement concludes, the scene is marked by ominous portents: terrifying flesh-eating beings roar in all directions, and jackals cry with inauspicious calls. The narration uses these signs to foreshadow danger and misfortune connected with the unfolding events.