Shloka 40

Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya

Chapter 29

Devanagari script

महता रथघोषेण पृथिवीमनुनादयन्‌

Transliteration

mahatā rathaghoṣeṇa pṛthivīm anunādayan

Translation

Với tiếng gầm vang dội của chiến xa, ông làm cho mặt đất rền vang.

Word by Word

• महता: by/with great
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• रथघोषेण: with the roar/sound of chariots
• रथघोषेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथघोष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अनुनादयन्: causing to resound; making (it) echo
• अनुनादयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-नद्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)
• रथ (chariot)
• पृथिवी (earth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses the metaphor of a thunderous chariot-sound shaking the earth to convey the moral idea that true potency—especially when aligned with dharma—has an unmistakable, world-impacting presence; it is not merely private strength but a force that reverberates through the moral and cosmic order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva describes (or evokes) a moment of dramatic movement and proclamation: the chariot’s tremendous roar reverberates so strongly that it seems to make the very earth echo, heightening the scene’s intensity and signaling the arrival or action of a powerful agent.