Shloka 36

Devanagari script

साधिक्षेपं वच: श्रुत्वा संक्रुद्धः श्वेतकिर्न॒प: । कैलासं पर्वतं गत्वा तप उग्र॑ समास्थित:,ब्राह्मणोंका यह आक्षेपयुक्त वचन सुनकर राजा श्वेतकिको बड़ा क्रोध हुआ। वे कैलास पर्वतपर जाकर उग्र तपस्यामें लग गये

Transliteration

sādhikṣepaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā saṃkruddhaḥ śvetakir nṛpaḥ | kailāsaṃ parvataṃ gatvā tapa ugraṃ samāsthitaḥ ||

Translation

Hearing the Brahmins’ words, laden with reproach, King Śvetaki became inflamed with anger. He went to Mount Kailāsa and undertook a fierce austerity.

Word by Word

साधिक्षेपम्with reproach; containing an accusation

वचःspeech; words

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

संक्रुद्धःenraged

श्वेतकिःŚvetaki (proper name)

नृपःking

कैलासम्Kailāsa

पर्वतम्mountain

गत्वाhaving gone

तपःausterity; penance

उग्रम्severe; intense

समास्थितःentered upon; undertook; engaged in

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śvetaki

Kailāsa (mountain)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Harsh, accusatory speech can provoke destructive anger; the verse also shows a common epic pattern where wounded honor is redirected into intense tapas, implying that inner heat (krodha) can be transformed into ascetic heat (tapas), though the ethical risk of acting from resentment remains.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing reproachful words from a Brahmin, King Śvetaki becomes furious and withdraws to Mount Kailāsa, where he begins severe austerities, likely to obtain divine favor or extraordinary power in response to the insult.