Shloka 39

Devanagari script

ज्वलनार्कप्रतीकाशमधृष्यं पर्वतोपमम्‌ । वृक्षमाश्रित्य तिष्ठन्तं ददर्श भरतर्षभ:

Transliteration

jvalanārkapratīkāśam adhṛṣyaṁ parvatopamam | vṛkṣam āśritya tiṣṭhantaṁ dadarśa bharatarṣabhaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana nói: Bậc tráng sĩ trong dòng Bharata thấy người ấy đứng tựa vào một gốc cây—rực sáng như lửa và mặt trời, không thể khuất phục, sừng sững như núi cao.

Word by Word

• ज्वलन: fire
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वलन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अर्क: sun
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतीकाशम्: resembling, like
• प्रतीकाशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतीकाश
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अधृष्यम्: unassailable, irresistible
• अधृष्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधृष्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पर्वत: mountain
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उपमम्: comparable to, like
• उपमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वृक्षम्: a tree
• वृक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आश्रित्य: having resorted to, leaning on
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• तिष्ठन्तम्: standing
• तिष्ठन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (तिष्ठ)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ददर्श: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भरत: of Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• ऋषभः: bull; best (of)
• ऋषभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Bharatarṣabha
• vṛkṣa (tree)
• jvalana (fire)
• arka (sun)
• parvata (mountain)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how true power can be marked by radiance, steadiness, and unassailability—suggesting that inner discipline and dharmic stature create a presence that commands respect without aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator reports that the foremost Bharata hero sees a formidable figure standing by a tree in the forest, described through vivid similes—fire, sun, and mountain—to convey overwhelming strength and majesty.