Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 9

The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)

Devanagari script

न ज्ञायते गतिर्व्योम्नि भास्करस्य ततो ऽम्बरे शशङ्कमिति तेजस्त्वादमन्यन्त पुरोत्तमम्

Transliteration

na jñāyate gatirvyomni bhāskarasya tato 'mbare śaśaṅkamiti tejastvādamanyanta purottamam

Translation

Khi ấy, trên bầu trời không thể nhận ra lộ trình của mặt trời; và vì ánh quang ấy, họ cho rằng thành tuyệt diệu kia chính là trăng.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• ज्ञायते: is known
• ज्ञायते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive) ‘is known’

• गतिः: movement, course
• गतिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject of passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• व्योम्नि: in the sky
• व्योम्नि: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• भास्करस्य: of the Sun
• भास्करस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• ततः: therefore, then
• ततः: हेतु/क्रम (Reason/sequence adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘therefore/then’

• अम्बरे: in the firmament
• अम्बरे: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• शशङ्कम्: the Moon
• शशङ्कम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशाङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; object of ‘they thought’ (understood)

• इति: thus, as
• इति: वाक्यचिह्न (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• तेजस्त्वात्: due to (its) brilliance
• तेजस्त्वात्: हेतु (Hetu/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; तद्धित-भाववाचक ‘because of brilliance’

• अमन्यन्त: they thought, considered
• अमन्यन्त: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पुरः: the city
• पुरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; subject understood with ‘was thought’ (as ‘it’)

• उत्तमम्: excellent, supreme
• उत्तमम्: कर्मप्रवचनीय-विशेषण (Object complement/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; adjective qualifying शशङ्कम् (as object-complement)

Speakers

• Not explicitly given in the input

Key Themes

• Illusion/confusion (moha)
• Celestial order disrupted
• Asuric marvels

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Extraordinary brilliance can mislead; discernment fails when one relies only on appearances. The moral subtext is the need for viveka (discriminative wisdom) rather than sensory inference alone.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Episode narration (carita) embedded in a larger account; it does not present lineage lists (vaṃśa) or cosmic creation (sarga), but a descriptive marvel within story-flow.

What is the symbolic significance?

The ‘sun’s path not known’ suggests eclipse-like obscuration of truth; mistaking an artificial radiance for the moon points to counterfeit dharma—something luminous yet not truly celestial in nature.