Shloka 3

Devanagari script

वर्धमाने हुतवहे वाते चाशु प्रवायति । असमर्था विमोक्षाय भविष्यन्ति ममात्मजा:,“जब अग्निका वेग बढ़ेगा और हवा तीव्र गतिसे चलने लगेगी, उस समय मेरे बच्चे अपनेको आगसे बचानेमें असमर्थ हो जायाँगे

Transliteration

vardhamāne hutavahe vāte cāśu pravāyati | asamarthā vimokṣāya bhaviṣyanti mamātmajāḥ ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说：“当火势愈发炽盛，疾风迅猛吹起之时，我的孩子们将无力自救——再也无法逃离那烈焰。”

Word by Word

वर्धमानेwhen (it is) increasing

हुतवहेin the fire (Agni)

वातेwhen the wind

चand

आशुquickly

प्रवायतिblows forth

असमर्थाःincapable

विमोक्षायfor escape/deliverance

भविष्यन्तिwill become

ममof me / my

आत्मजाःsons/children

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Agni (fire)

Vāyu (wind)

mama ātmajāḥ (my children/sons)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how adverse conditions can rapidly overwhelm the unprepared: when destructive forces (fire intensified by wind) combine, mere intention is not enough—one needs timely protection, foresight, and effective means of escape.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports a fearful anticipation: as the fire strengthens and the wind drives it, the speaker foresees that his children will be unable to get free, emphasizing the immediacy and inevitability of the danger.