Shloka 17
यज्ञवाटवैभववर्णनम् / Description of the Splendour of the Sacrificial Enclosure
Devanagari script
ततो रेणु: समुद्भूतो विबभौ तस्य वाजिन:
Transliteration
tato reṇuḥ samudbhūto vibabhau tasya vājinaḥ
Translation
随即尘土腾起，如云般扩散开来，皆因那匹骏马奔动所激——这仿佛昭示着阿湿婆梅陀大祭正继续向前推进，而国王亦警醒不懈，细察行祭途中每一征兆与每一细节。
Word by Word
ततःthen; from thereupon
ततः:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')
रेणुःdust
रेणुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरेणु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समुद्भूतःarisen; sprung up
समुद्भूतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमुद्भू (सम्+उद्+√भू) / भूत (क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular (past passive participle used adjectivally)
विबभौshone; appeared splendid
विबभौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√भा (भा दीप्तौ) with vi-
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada
तस्यof him/it; his
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
वाजिनःof the horse (steed)
वाजिनः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootवाजिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
य
युधिष्ठिर (Yudhiṣṭhira)व
वाजिन् / वाजी (the sacrificial horse)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
Even small signs in a dharmic undertaking—like the dust raised by the sacrificial horse—are treated as meaningful, reflecting the ethic of attentiveness, responsibility, and reverence in royal and ritual action.
Yudhiṣṭhira describes a moment in the Ashvamedha context: the horse moves and a visible dust-cloud rises and spreads, marking activity and momentum in the unfolding sacrificial progress.