Shloka 38
वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म
Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving
Devanagari script
ललाटात् प्रसृतो घोर: स्वेदबिन्दुर्बभूव ह । तस्मिन् पतितमात्रे च स्वेदबिन्दौ तदा भुवि
Transliteration
lalāṭāt prasṛto ghoraḥ svedabindur babhūva ha | tasmin patitamātre ca svedabindau tadā bhuvi
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“从额头渗出一滴可怖的汗珠。就在那一刻，那汗滴才一落到大地之上……”
Word by Word
ललाटात्from the forehead
ललाटात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootललाट
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
प्रसृतःflowed forth, issued
प्रसृतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रसृ (धातु) → प्रसृत (कृदन्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
घोरःterrible, dreadful
घोरः:
TypeAdjective
Rootघोर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्वेदबिन्दुःa drop of sweat
स्वेदबिन्दुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्वेदबिन्दु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बभूवbecame, came to be
बभूव:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular
हindeed (particle)
ह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह
तस्मिन्in/when that (occurred), thereupon
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
पतितमात्रेat the very moment of falling
पतितमात्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootपत् (धातु) → पतित (कृदन्त) + मात्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
स्वेदबिन्दौin/when the sweat-drop (fell)
स्वेदबिन्दौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वेदबिन्दु
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तदाthen, at that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
भुविon the ground/earth
भुवि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभू (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भूमि)
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaF
forehead (lalāṭa)D
drop of sweat (svedabindu)E
earth/ground (bhū)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 highlights how even a small bodily sign can be treated as an ominous indicator in epic narration, prompting ethical attention and careful discernment about what is unfolding.
Bhīṣma describes a striking physical occurrence: a dreadful sweat-drop emerges from the forehead and, the instant it falls to the ground, something consequential is about to occur (continued in the next verse).