Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तथा वज्ञेण भगवानमर्षाकुललोचन: । तमापततन्तं दृष्टवैव च्यवनस्तपसान्वित:

Transliteration

tathā vajreṇa bhagavānamarṣākulalocanaḥ | tam āpatatantaṃ dṛṣṭvaiva cyavanas tapasānvitāḥ ||

Translation

Then the Blessed one, his eyes reddened with wrath, struck with his thunderbolt (vajra). Seeing him rushing down upon him, Cyavana—fortified by the power of austerity—stood ready to meet the oncoming assault.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• वज्रेण: with a thunderbolt
• वज्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अमर्षाकुललोचनः: whose eyes were agitated with anger
• अमर्षाकुललोचनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमर्षाकुललोचन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• आपतन्तम्: falling upon / rushing at (him)
• आपतन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपत्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), masculine, accusative, singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च्यवनः: Cyavana (the sage)
• च्यवनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तपसा: with austerity, by penance
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• अन्वितः: endowed (with), possessed of
• अन्वितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

च्यवन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Cyavana
• Indra
• Vajra (thunderbolt)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical tension between divine force and ascetic merit: anger-driven power (vajra) confronts disciplined spiritual power (tapas), implying that self-mastery and righteousness can stand firm even against overwhelming might.

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra, enraged, attacks with his thunderbolt; Cyavana sees the onrushing assault and, supported by his ascetic potency, prepares to face it rather than yield.