Shloka 39
Devanagari script
तत्राद्भुतान्यदृश्यन्त निमित्तानि महाहवे
Transliteration
tatrādbhutāny adṛśyanta nimittāni mahāhave
Translation
وہاں اُس عظیم معرکے میں عجیب و غریب شگون دکھائی دیے—نحوست بھرے اشارے، جو جنگ کی سنگینی اور آئندہ ہونے والے عمل کے دھرم-بھار کو ظاہر کر رہے تھے۔
Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
Formindeclinable (locative adverb: 'there')
अद्भुतानिwonderful, marvelous
अद्भुतानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्भुत
Formneuter, nominative, plural
अदृश्यन्तwere seen / appeared
अदृश्यन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formimperfect (laṅ), 3rd person, plural, Ātmanepada
निमित्तानिomens, signs
निमित्तानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिमित्त
Formneuter, nominative, plural
महाहवेin the great battle
महाहवे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहाहव
Formmasculine, locative, singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that major acts—especially war—carry moral and cosmic consequences, often mirrored by 'nimitta' (portents). It invites reflection on dharma: when violence is imminent, one should read the ethical gravity of the moment and act with heightened responsibility.
Vaiśampāyana reports that, at the scene of a great battle, extraordinary omens appeared. The narration uses these signs to foreshadow the seriousness of the coming events and to heighten the sense of impending outcome.