Shloka 66
Devanagari script
तदुपश्रुत्य मघवा प्रणिपत्य पितामहम्
Transliteration
tadupaśrutya maghavā praṇipatya pitāmaham
Translation
Sañjaya said: “Hearing that, Maghavā (Indra) bowed down in reverence before the Grandsire, acknowledging his superior authority and the weight of what had been spoken.”
Word by Word
तत्that (news/statement)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उपश्रुत्यhaving heard
उपश्रुत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-श्रु (धातु: श्रु)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite
मघवाMaghavan (Indra)
मघवा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमघवन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रणिपत्यhaving bowed down / having prostrated
प्रणिपत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-नि-पत् (धातु: पत्)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite
पितामहम्to the grandsire (Brahmā)
पितामहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaM
Maghavā (Indra)P
Pitāmaha (Brahmā)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even the most powerful must show humility before rightful authority; reverence to the ‘grandsire’ symbolizes acceptance of a higher dharmic and cosmic order beyond personal power.
Sañjaya reports that Indra, after hearing the preceding statement or event, approaches and prostrates before Pitāmaha, marking a moment of deference and acknowledgment within the divine or cosmic hierarchy.