Shloka 8
Āstīka-stuti at Janamejaya’s Sacrifice (आस्तीकस्तुतिः / यज्ञप्रशंसा)
Devanagari script
शशापाथ महातेजा: पितरं ते रुषान्वित: । ऋषे: पुत्रो महातेजा बालोडपि स्थविरण्युति:
Transliteration
śaśāpātha mahātejāḥ pitaraṃ te ruṣānvitāḥ | ṛṣeḥ putro mahātejā bālo 'pi sthavirāṇyutiḥ ||
Translation
Janamejaya said: Enraged, the radiant sage’s son—though still a boy, bearing the splendor of an elder—pronounced a curse upon your father.
Word by Word
शशापcursed
शशाप:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootशप् (शप्/शप्—शापने)
Formलिट् (Perfect), 3, singular, परस्मैपदम्
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
महातेजाःthe very radiant one
महातेजाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहातेजस्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
पितरम्father
पितरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
तेyour
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formgenitive, singular
रुषाwith anger
रुषा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरुष् (स्त्री.)
Formfeminine, instrumental, singular
अन्वितःendowed (with)
अन्वितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्वित (√इ + अनु, क्त)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
ऋषेःof a sage
ऋषेः:
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
पुत्रःson
पुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
महातेजाःvery radiant
महातेजाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहातेजस्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
बालःboy; child
बालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबाल
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
अपिeven
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
स्थविरof elders
स्थविर:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थविर
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
अन्युतिḥsplendour; radiance
अन्युतिḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootअन्युति (अन्युति/अन्युतिḥ)
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
Speaker
जनमेजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
J
JanamejayaT
the listener addressed as 'you' (te)T
the listener's father (pitā)Ṛ
ṛṣi-putra (son of a sage)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Spiritual power without self-control becomes dangerous: anger can corrupt judgment and turn sacred authority into harm, producing far-reaching consequences.
After learning what has occurred, a sage’s son—described as a boy with elder-like brilliance—becomes furious and curses the listener’s father, initiating a chain of repercussions.