Shloka 81

Jarītā–Śārṅgā-saṃvāda: Ākhu-haraṇa and the Approach of Agni (आखुहरणं अग्न्यागमनश्च)

Devanagari script

बहुशीर्षास्ततो नागा: शिरोभिर्जलसंततिम्‌ । मुमुचु: पावकाभ्याशे सत्वरा: क्रोधमूर्च्छिता:,अनेक सिरवाले नाग भी क्रोधसे मूर्च्छित हो अपने मस्तकोंद्वारा अग्निके समीप शीघ्रतापूर्वक जलकी धारा बरसाने लगे

Transliteration

bahuśīrṣās tato nāgāḥ śirobhir jalasantatim | mumucuḥ pāvakābhyāśe satvarāḥ krodhamūrcchitāḥ ||

Translation

แล้วพญานาคหลายเศียรก็เช่นกัน เมื่อคลุ้มคลั่งด้วยโทสะ ก็รีบรุดเข้าใกล้เพลิง แล้วพ่นสายน้ำต่อเนื่องจากพังพานของตนลงไป

Word by Word

• बहुशीर्षाः: many-headed
• बहुशीर्षाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुशीर्ष (बहु + शीर्ष)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• नागाः: serpents (Nāgas)
• नागाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शिरोभिः: with (their) heads
• शिरोभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• जलसंततिम्: a continuous stream of water
• जलसंततिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलसंतति (जल + संतति)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मुमुचुः: they released, let loose
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पावकाभ्याशे: near the fire
• पावकाभ्याशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावकाभ्याश (पावक + अभ्याश)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सत्वराः: swift, in haste
• सत्वराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्रोधमूर्च्छिताः: faint/overcome with anger
• क्रोधमूर्च्छिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोधमूर्च्छित (क्रोध + मूर्च्छित)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Nāgāḥ (serpents)
• Pāvaka/Agni (fire)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can overwhelm discernment and drive frantic action; even when responding to danger, being 'krodhamūrcchita' suggests a loss of clarity, implying the ethical value of self-control amid crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Many-headed Nāgas, enraged and agitated, rush to counter a nearby fire by releasing continuous streams of water from their hoods, attempting to suppress the flames.