Shloka 14

Devanagari script

स त्वमप्येनमाराध्य सूनृताभि: पुनः पुनः । अभ्यर्थयेथा देवेशममोघार्थ पुरन्दरम्‌,अतः तुम भी उनकी आराधना करके बारंबार मीठे वचन बोलकर देवेश्वर इन्द्रसे किसी अमोघ अस्त्रके लिये प्रार्थना करना

Transliteration

sa tvam apy enam ārādhya sūnṛtābhiḥ punaḥ punaḥ | abhyarthayethā deveśam amoghārtha puraṃdaram ||

Translation

Darum verehre auch du ihn und sprich ihn immer wieder mit sanften, wahrhaftigen Worten an. Dann bitte den Herrn der Götter—Purandara (Indra)—um eine göttliche Waffe, die nicht fehlgeht und sicher wirkt.

Word by Word

सःhe/that (one)

त्वम्you

अपिalso/even

एनम्him

आराध्यhaving worshipped/propitiated

सूनृताभिःwith sweet/true words

पुनःagain

पुनःagain (repeatedly)

अभ्यर्थयेथाःyou should request/beg

देवेशम्the lord of the gods

अमोघार्थO unfailing-in-purpose (one)

पुरन्दरम्Purandara (Indra)

Speaker

सूर्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sūrya

Indra (Purandara)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links success in seeking divine aid to two disciplines: sincere worship (ārādhana) and ethically refined speech (sūnṛtā—pleasant yet truthful words). Proper conduct and respectful petitioning are presented as prerequisites for receiving an unfailing boon or weapon.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sūrya instructs the listener to propitiate a deity and then repeatedly, with gentle truthful words, request Indra (Purandara), the lord of the gods, for an ‘amogha’ (unfailing) divine weapon—guidance aimed at securing celestial support for forthcoming challenges.