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Shloka 11

आदि पर्व — खाण्डवदाह प्रसङ्गः: पावकस्य याचनं तथा इन्द्रवर्षनिवारणोपायः

Adi Parva — Khāṇḍava episode: Agni’s request and the means to resist Indra’s rain

स तमादाय कौन्तेयो विस्फुरन्तं जलेचरम्‌ | उदतिष्ठन्महाबाहुर्बलेन बलिनां वर:,परंतु बलवानोंमें श्रेष्ठ महाबाहु कुन्तीकुमार बहुत उछल-कूद मचाते हुए उस जलचर जीवको लिये-दिये पानीसे बाहर निकल आये

sa tam ādāya kaunteyo visphurantaṃ jalecaram | udatīṣṭhan mahābāhur balena balināṃ varaḥ ||

แต่กุนตีบุตรผู้แขนแกร่ง ผู้เลิศในหมู่ผู้มีกำลัง ได้จับยึดสัตว์น้ำที่ดิ้นรนอยู่นั้นไว้ แล้วอาศัยเรี่ยวแรงของตนลุกขึ้นพ้นจากสายน้ำ

सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तम्him/that one
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आदायhaving taken
आदाय:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-दा (दा)
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
कौन्तेयःthe son of Kunti (Kaunteya)
कौन्तेयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकौन्तेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विस्फुरन्तम्thrashing/struggling
विस्फुरन्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-स्फुर्
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
जलेचरम्water-dwelling creature
जलेचरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजलेचर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उदतिष्ठत्rose up / stood up
उदतिष्ठत्:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-स्था (स्था)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
महाबाहुःmighty-armed
महाबाहुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबाहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बलेनby strength
बलेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
बलिनाम्of the strong (men)
बलिनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootबलिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
वरःthe best
वरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
K
Kaunteya (son of Kuntī)
J
jalecara (aquatic creature)
W
water

Educational Q&A

The verse foregrounds controlled power: true strength is shown in overcoming danger and restoring safety, not in reckless violence. Heroic might is framed as disciplined capacity directed toward a purposeful end.

A son of Kuntī seizes a struggling aquatic creature and, using great force, rises and comes out of the water while holding it—an action scene emphasizing physical prowess and resolve.