Shloka 18
Jājali–Tulādhāra-saṃvāda: Yajña, Vṛtti, and Ātma-tīrtha (जाजलि-तुलाधार-संवादः)
Devanagari script
तत्रादहान्त भूतानि जड़मानि ध्रुवाणि च | महता क्रोधवेगेन कुपिते प्रपितामहे
Transliteration
tatrādahanta bhūtāni jaḍamāni dhruvāṇi ca | mahatā krodhavegena kupite prapitāmahe ||
Translation
那罗陀说道：“在那里，当普罗毗塔摩诃（祖祖父神）震怒之时，凭着汹涌的怒势，他焚尽诸有情——无论惰然不动者，抑或坚固恒常者。”
Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
अदहन्they burned
अदहन्:
TypeVerb
Rootदह्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3, Plural, Parasmaipada
भूतानिbeings/creatures
भूतानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
जडमानिmotionless/inert
जडमानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootजड
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
ध्रुवाणिfixed/steadfast
ध्रुवाणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootध्रुव
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
महताby/with great
महता:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
क्रोधवेगेनby the force of anger
क्रोधवेगेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootक्रोधवेग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
कुपितेwhen (he) was enraged / in the enraged (one)
कुपिते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootकुपित
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
प्रपितामहेin the great-grandfather (Brahmā)
प्रपितामहे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रपितामह
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaP
Prāpitāmaha (Grandsire, epithet of Brahmā)B
bhūtāni (beings/creatures)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 a revered authority, when overtaken by krodha (anger), can cause widespread harm; the verse underscores the ethical necessity of self-restraint and the danger of wrath disrupting order and welfare.
Nārada describes an episode in which the Prāpitāmaha, inflamed by a powerful rush of anger, burns up beings—encompassing both insentient and steadfast/enduring entities—highlighting the destructive reach of uncontrolled fury.