Shloka 35

Indrajit’s Binding, Restoration by Viśalyā, and Counsel Restraining Rāvaṇa (Āraṇyaka Parva 273)

Devanagari script

ततोअग्निं नाशयामासु: संवर्ताग्निनियामका: । अक्षमात्रैश्व धाराभिस्तिष्ठन्त्यापूर्य सर्वश:,“इससे प्रलयकालीन अग्नि बुझ जाती है। संवर्तक अग्निका नियन्त्रण करनेवाले वे महामेघ लंबे सर्पोंके समान मोटी धाराओंसे जल गिराते हुए सबको डुबो देते हैं

Transliteration

tato 'gniṁ nāśayāmāsuḥ saṁvartāgniniyāmakāḥ | akṣamātraiś ca dhārābhis tiṣṭhanty āpūrya sarvaśaḥ ||

Translation

Pagkaraan, ang makapangyarihang mga ulap na yaon—mga tagapigil ng Apoy na Saṁvartaka (apoy ng pagwawakas ng daigdig)—ay nagpatay sa lagablab. Ibinuhos nila ang makakapal na agos na tila mahahabang ahas, at sa pagtabon nila sa tanawin ay binaha ang lahat sa bawat panig, kaya’t maging ang apoy ng pagkalusaw ay napasuko.

Word by Word

ततःthen; thereupon

अग्निम्fire

नाशयामासुःthey extinguished/destroyed

संवर्ताग्निनियामकाःcontrollers of the Saṃvarta (pralaya) fire

अक्षaxle; (here) axle-sized

मात्रैःby measures; of the size

चand

धाराभिःwith streams (of water)

तिष्ठन्तिthey stand; remain (while doing so)

आपूर्यhaving filled; flooding

सर्वशःon all sides; entirely

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīmasena

Agni (fire)

Saṁvartaka-agni

Mahāmegha (great clouds)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes that even seemingly unstoppable destructive forces can be checked by a higher regulating power; it frames cosmic destruction and restraint as part of an ordered universe rather than mere chaos.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma describes extraordinary clouds that control the Saṁvartaka fire: they pour down immensely thick torrents, flooding everything and extinguishing even a pralaya-like blaze.