Shloka 38
Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha
Verbal Duel and Omens
Devanagari script
व्यात्राविव सुसंरब्धौ गर्जन्ताविव तोयदौ
Transliteration
vyāghrāv iva susaṃrabdhau garjantāv iva toyadau
Translation
สัญชัยกล่าวว่า “ทั้งสองเดือดดาลยิ่งดุจพยัคฆ์ และคำรามดุจเมฆฝน”
Word by Word
व्यात्रौtwo serpents (pythons)
व्यात्रौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्यात्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
सुसंरब्धौboth greatly enraged / highly agitated
सुसंरब्धौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-संरब्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
गर्जन्तौboth roaring
गर्जन्तौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootगर्ज्
FormPresent, Third, Dual
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
तोयदौtwo rain-clouds
तोयदौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतोयद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked anger and martial pride can swell into overwhelming force, like thunderclouds—suggesting an ethical warning: when rage governs action, conflict intensifies and becomes harder to restrain.
Sañjaya describes two combatants (implied from context) in a heightened state of fury, roaring and pressing toward battle; the similes of tigers and thunderclouds convey their ferocity and the impending violence.