Shloka 22
Agni’s Withdrawal to the Forest and Identification with Āṅgirasa (अग्न्याङ्गिरस-इतिहासः)
Devanagari script
इन्द्रोडप्येषां प्रणमते कि पुनर्मानवो भुवि | अवलिप्ते न जानीषे वृद्धानां न श्रुतं त्वया
Transliteration
indro 'py eṣāṁ praṇamate ki punaḥ mānavo bhuvi | avalipte na jānīṣe vṛddhānāṁ na śrutaṁ tvayā ||
Translation
قال البراهمن: «حتى إندرا ينحني لمثل هؤلاء الشيوخ—فكيف بإنسانٍ على الأرض! لكنكِ، وقد انتفختِ كبراً، لا تفهمين؛ لم تُصغِ إلى ما علّمه الشيوخ.»
Word by Word
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
एषाम्of these (persons)
एषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
प्रणमतेbows down (to)
प्रणमते:
TypeVerb
Rootनम् (प्र-)
FormPresent, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Singular
किम्what? (how much more)
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
पुनःagain; moreover
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
मानवःa human (man)
मानवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमानव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भुविon earth
भुवि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभू
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
अवलिप्तेO arrogant one
अवलिप्ते:
TypeAdjective
Rootअवलिप्त
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
जानीषेyou know/understand
जानीषे:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormPresent, Indicative, Atmanepada, Second, Singular
वृद्धानाम्of elders
वृद्धानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवृद्ध
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
श्रुतम्teaching; what is heard (instruction)
श्रुतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुत
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormMasculine/Feminine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Characters & Entities
I
IndraE
elders (vṛddhāḥ)H
human (mānava)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Humility and reverence toward elders are marks of dharma; pride blinds one to instruction, and even the highest (Indra) models respectful conduct.
A brāhmaṇa rebukes someone for arrogance, arguing that if Indra himself bows to elders, a human should certainly do so; the listener is faulted for ignoring elders’ counsel.