Shloka 17

अग्निस्तुति, इन्द्रदर्शन, नहुष-भयवर्णन

Agni-hymn, discovery of Indra, and the Nahuṣa threat

Devanagari script

त्वं सर्वभूतेषु शरण्य ईड्य- स्त्वया सम॑ विद्यते नेह भूतम्‌ त्वया धार्यन्ते सर्वभूतानि शक्र त्वं देवानां महिमानं चकर्थ,“आप सम्पूर्ण भूतोंमें स्त्वन करने योग्य और सबके शरणदाता हैं। आपकी समानता करनेवाला जगतमें दूसरा कोई प्राणी नहीं है। शक्र! आप ही सम्पूर्ण भूतोंको धारण करते हैं और आपने ही देवताओंकी महिमा बढ़ायी है

Transliteration

tvaṃ sarvabhūteṣu śaraṇya īḍyaḥ tvayā samaṃ vidyate neha bhūtam | tvayā dhāryante sarvabhūtāni śakra tvaṃ devānāṃ mahimānaṃ cakartha ||

Translation

Śalya sprach: „Du bist die Zuflucht aller Wesen, des Lobes würdig. In dieser Welt gibt es kein Geschöpf, das dir gleichkäme. O Śakra, du trägst alle Wesen, und du hast die Herrlichkeit der Götter begründet und vermehrt.“

Word by Word

• {'tvam (त्वं)': 'you', 'sarva-bhūteṣu (सर्वभूतेषु)': 'among/in all beings', 'śaraṇyaḥ (शरण्यः)': 'a refuge

• one who grants protection', 'īḍyaḥ (ईड्यः)': 'worthy of praise, venerable', 'tvayā samam (त्वया समम्)': 'equal to you', 'vidyate (विद्यते)': 'is found, exists', 'na iha (नेह)': 'not here, not in this world', 'bhūtam (भूतम्)': 'a being, creature', 'dhāryante (धार्यन्ते)': 'are upheld/sustained', 'sarva-bhūtāni (सर्वभूतानि)': 'all beings', 'śakra (शक्र)': 'Śakra, epithet of Indra', 'devānām (देवानाम्)': 'of the gods', 'mahimānam (महिमानम्)': 'greatness, glory, majesty', 'cakartha (चकर्थ)': 'you have made/done

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śalya
• Śakra (Indra)
• Devas (the gods)
• All beings (sarvabhūtāni)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames ideal sovereignty as protective and sustaining: the highest power is praised not merely for strength but for being a refuge to all beings and for upholding cosmic order, thereby safeguarding the gods’ rightful glory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya addresses Śakra (Indra) in a hymn-like praise, declaring Indra unmatched, the supporter of all beings, and the one who has secured the eminence of the gods—an act of reverential invocation within the Udyoga Parva context.