Shloka 19

Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)

Devanagari script

अथ वायु: समुद्भूतो दावाग्निरभवन्महान्‌ | ददाह तद्‌ वन सर्व परिगृह् समनन्‍्ततः

Transliteration

atha vāyuḥ samudbhūto dāvāgnir abhavan mahān | dadāha tad vana sarvaṃ parigṛhya samanantataḥ ||

Translation

تب ایک سخت آندھی اٹھی اور اسی سے ایک عظیم جنگلی آگ بھڑک اٹھی۔ اس نے ہر طرف سے جنگل کو گھیر کر پورے بن کو جلا کر راکھ کر دیا۔

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• वायुः: wind
• वायुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समुद्भूतः: arisen, sprung up
• समुद्भूतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुद्भूत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दावाग्निः: forest-fire
• दावाग्निः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दावाग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: became, arose
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• महान्: great, huge
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ददाह: burned, consumed
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वम्: entire, all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• परिगृह्य: having surrounded/encircled
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि-ग्रह्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• समन्ततः: on all sides, all around
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• vāyu (wind)
• dāvāgni (forest-fire)
• vana (forest)