Shloka 16
Devanagari script
अन्धेन तमसा लोका:ः प्रावृता न चकाशिरे । प्रणष्टा ज्योतिषां भाश्व सह सूर्येण भारत
Transliteration
andhena tamasā lokāḥ prāvṛtā na ca kāśire | praṇaṣṭā jyotiṣāṃ bhāśva saha sūryeṇa bhārata ||
Translation
诸世界被浓重的黑暗所笼罩，不复光明。噢，婆罗多啊，诸天体——行星与群星——的灿然光辉也与太阳一同从视野中消失。
Word by Word
अन्धेनby blind/dense
अन्धेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्ध
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
तमसाby darkness
तमसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतमस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
लोकाःworlds/people
लोकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रावृताःcovered/veiled
प्रावृताः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + √वृ (वृञ्, आवरणे)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चकाशिरेshone
चकाशिरे:
TypeVerb
Root√काश् (दीप्तौ)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
प्रणष्टाwas lost/vanished
प्रणष्टा:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + √नश् (नाशे)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
ज्योतिषाम्of the luminaries (stars/planets)
ज्योतिषाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
भाःlight/splendour
भाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
सूर्येणwith the sun
सूर्येण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu (Wind-god)B
Bhārata (addressee, descendant of Bharata)S
Sūrya (Sun)J
Jyotiṣ (luminaries: planets and stars)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
The verse frames cosmic darkness as a sign of profound disorder: when the sun and the heavenly lights ‘disappear,’ it symbolizes a collapse of clarity and right order (dharma) in the world, warning that moral and cosmic balance are interconnected in epic thought.
Vāyu describes an ominous event: the worlds are covered by thick darkness, and the lights of the sky—sun, planets, and stars—cease to be visible, functioning as a portent of impending calamity or a moment of extreme upheaval.