Shloka 11

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ कारणमाज्ञाय दृष्टवा देवासुरं पुरा । युद्ध पिता मे हृष्टात्मा विस्मित: समपद्यत

Transliteration

etat kāraṇam ājñāya dṛṣṭvā devāsuraṃ purā | yuddhe pitā me hṛṣṭātmā vismitaḥ samapadyata ||

Translation

Nachdem er diesen Grund erkannt und einst den Kampf zwischen Göttern und Asuras gesehen hatte, wurde mein Vater — im Herzen erhoben — mitten in jenem Krieg von Staunen erfüllt.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (thing)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कारणम्: cause, reason
• कारणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आज्ञाय: having known
• आज्ञाय: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite

• देव: a god
• देव: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• असुरम्: an asura (demon)
• असुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुरा: formerly, once
• पुरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा
• Form: Adverb

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मे: my, of me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• हृष्टात्मा: one whose mind was delighted
• हृष्टात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्टात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विस्मितः: astonished
• विस्मितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समपद्यत: became, came to be
• समपद्यत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पद्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

शम्बर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śambara
• pitā (Śambara’s father)
• deva (gods)
• asura (asuras)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that grasping the underlying cause (kāraṇa) behind events changes one’s inner response: even in war, understanding can give rise to clarity and reflective astonishment rather than blind turmoil.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śambara speaks about an earlier time when he (or his side) witnessed the ancient conflict between gods and asuras; upon understanding the reason behind what was occurring, his father became uplifted and amazed during the battle.