Shloka 191

Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account

Devanagari script

हतस्ततो महेंद्रेण मायाछन्नस्तु योगवित् । वज्रेण क्षणमाविश्य विप्रचित्तिः सहानुगः

Transliteration

hatastato maheṃdreṇa māyāchannastu yogavit | vajreṇa kṣaṇamāviśya vipracittiḥ sahānugaḥ

Translation

Dann wurde er von Mahendra (Indra) niedergestreckt. Doch der Yogin, von Māyā verhüllt, ging für einen Augenblick in den Vajra ein; und Vipracitti bestand so fort, mitsamt seinen Gefolgsleuten.

Word by Word

• हतः: slain
• हतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त)

• ततः: thereupon/then
• ततः: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (from there/thereupon)

• महेंद्रेण: by Mahendra (Indra)
• महेंद्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेंद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — instrumental singular

• माया-छन्नः: covered by illusion
• माया-छन्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक) + छन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; छद्/छद्-आच्छादन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (मायया छन्नः) — covered by illusion

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• योगवित्: knower of yoga
• योगवित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (धातु) → वित् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (योगं वेत्ति) — knower of yoga

• वज्रेण: with the thunderbolt
• वज्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — instrumental singular

• क्षणम्: for a moment
• क्षणम्: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular (extent of time)

• आविश्य: having entered
• आविश्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ+विश् (धातु) → आविश्य (क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund) — having entered

• विप्रचित्तिः: Vipracitti
• विप्रचित्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रचित्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular

• स-अनुगः: with followers
• स-अनुगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (सह अनुगैः/अनुगः) — together with followers

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not identifiable from this single verse alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: मायाछन्नस्तु = माया-छन्नः + तु; क्षणमाविश्य = क्षणम् + आविश्य; सहानुगः = स + अनुगः (अव्ययीभाव/सह-भाव).

Characters & Entities

• Mahendra (Indra)
• Vajra (Indra’s thunderbolt)
• Vipracitti

FAQs

Who is Mahendra in this verse?

Mahendra is Indra, the king of the devas, commonly depicted wielding the vajra (thunderbolt).

What does it mean that Vipracitti “entered into the vajra”?

It indicates a supernatural, yogic/magical maneuver: though struck by Indra, he is described as using māyā and yogic power to take refuge or conceal himself momentarily in the vajra, evading immediate destruction.

What ethical or philosophical theme is highlighted here?

The verse contrasts brute force with māyā and yogic skill—suggesting that power can operate through subtle means (illusion, concealment) and that conflicts in Purāṇic narratives often involve both physical and metaphysical strategies.