Shloka 46

कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्

Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्‌ नृपतिशार्टूले प्रविष्टे नगरं पुनः । प्रववर्ष सहस्राक्ष: सस्यानि जनयन्‌ प्रभु:,उन श्रेष्ठ राजाके नगरमें प्रवेश करनेपर भगवान्‌ इन्द्रने वहाँ अन्नका उत्पादन बढ़ानेके लिये पुनः अच्छी वर्षा की

Transliteration

tasmin nṛpatiśārdūle praviṣṭe nagaraṃ punaḥ | pravavarṣa sahasrākṣaḥ sasyāni janayan prabhuḥ ||

Translation

Als jener Tiger unter den Königen erneut die Stadt betrat, sandte der mächtige Indra—der tausendäugige Herr—wieder Regen herab und ließ die Saaten gedeihen.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (time/person)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• नृपतिशार्दूले: in the tiger among kings (best king)
• नृपतिशार्दूले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपतिशार्दूल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्रविष्टे: having entered
• प्रविष्टे: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Locative, Singular

• नगरम्: the city
• नगरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• प्रववर्ष: rained down
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वृष्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सहस्राक्षः: the thousand-eyed one (Indra)
• सहस्राक्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्राक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सस्यानि: crops, grains
• सस्यानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सस्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• जनयन्: producing, causing to grow
• जनयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (जनयति)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभुः: the lord
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वसिष्ठ (Vasiṣṭha)
• इन्द्र (Indra / Sahasrākṣa)
• नगर (the city)
• सस्य (crops/grain)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reflects the Mahābhārata’s ethic that social well-being depends on harmony between righteous rulership and cosmic/divine order: when dharma is upheld, nature supports life through timely rain and agricultural abundance.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the exemplary king re-enters the city, Indra sends rain again, specifically to increase the production of crops, signaling renewed prosperity and divine favor for the realm.