Shloka 18
कपोती-विलापः स्वर्गसंयोगश्च
The Dove’s Lament and Celestial Reunion
Devanagari script
ततः कदाचित् तस्याथ वनस्थस्य समन्ततः । पातयन्निव वक्षांस्तान् सुमहान् वातसम्भ्रम:
Transliteration
tataḥ kadācit tasyātha vanasthasya samantataḥ | pātayann iva vakṣāṁs tān sumahān vātasambhramaḥ ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：其后有一次，他居于林中之时，四面忽起极大的狂风喧腾。那凶猛的风势仿佛要将周遭的树干尽皆摧折倾倒，使荒林顷刻间受制于一股压倒性的力量。
Word by Word
ततःthen/thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
कदाचित्once/sometime
कदाचित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदाचित्
तस्यof him/of that
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
अथthen/now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
वनस्थस्यof (him) staying in the forest
वनस्थस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootवनस्थ
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
समन्ततःon all sides
समन्ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्ततः
पातयन्causing to fall/toppling
पातयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
Formशतृ (present active participle), masculine, nominative, singular
इवas if/like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
वक्षांसिtrunks (lit. chests) [of trees]
वक्षांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवक्षस्
Formneuter, accusative, plural
तान्those
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
सुमहान्very great
सुमहान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुमहत्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
वातसम्भ्रमःa violent wind-storm/whirl of wind
वातसम्भ्रमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवात-सम्भ्रम
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaF
forest (vana)W
wind (vāta)T
tree-trunks (vakṣāṁsi)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse frames nature’s sudden violence as a test of steadiness: one established in dharma—especially in a forest/ascetic setting—must endure upheavals without losing composure or purpose.
A person living in the forest is suddenly surrounded by a powerful wind-storm; the gusts seem to topple the trees, setting a dramatic scene for what follows.