Shloka 25

Adhyāya 223: Nāradasya Guṇa-kathana

Catalogue of Nārada’s Virtues

Devanagari script

न ते पश्यामि भज़ारं न च्छत्रं व्यजने न च | ब्रह्मदत्तां च ते मालां न पश्याम्यसुराधिप

Transliteration

śakra uvāca | na te paśyāmi bhṛṅgāraṁ na cchatraṁ vyajane na ca | brahmadattāṁ ca te mālāṁ na paśyāmy asurādhipa ||

Translation

Śakra sprach: „Ich sehe weder dein königliches Gefäß (für glückverheißende Riten) noch deinen Sonnenschirm noch deine Fächer. Auch die von Brahmā geschenkte Girlande sehe ich nicht an dir, o Herr der Asuras.“

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• ते: to/for you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• पश्यामि: I see
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भण्डारम्: treasury/storehouse
• भण्डारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भण्डार
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न: nor/not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• छत्रम्: parasol (royal umbrella)
• छत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• व्यजने: two fans/whisks
• व्यजने: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यजन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Dual

• न: nor/not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ब्रह्मदत्ताम्: given by Brahmā / divinely bestowed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मदत्ता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ते: your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• मालाम्: garland
• मालाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: माला
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• पश्यामि: I see
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• असुराधिप: O lord of the Asuras
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुराधिप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Asurādhipa (lord of the Asuras)
• chatra (royal parasol)
• vyajana (royal fan)
• bhṛṅgāra (ceremonial vessel)
• brahmadattā mālā (garland bestowed by Brahmā)
• Brahmā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how external marks of sovereignty and divine favor—parasol, fans, ceremonial vessels, and even a Brahmā-bestowed garland—can disappear. It implicitly warns against pride in status and reminds that power and honor are impermanent and contingent on dharma and divine order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śakra (Indra) addresses the Asura chief and notes the absence of his customary royal emblems and the special garland granted by Brahmā. The observation signals a decline or loss of fortune, setting a tone of interrogation and moral scrutiny about the Asura’s changed condition.