Shloka 86

Devanagari script

इति श्रुत्वेन्द्रवचनं सर्वभूतानि मारिष । विस्मितान्यभवन्‌ राजन्‌ पूजयांचक्रिरे तदा

Transliteration

iti śrutvendravacanaṁ sarvabhūtāni māriṣa | vismitāny abhavan rājan pūjayāṁ cakrire tadā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Hearing these words spoken by Indra, all beings, O revered one, were struck with wonder; and then, O King, they offered him honor and worship.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active

• इन्द्रवचनम्: Indra's words/speech
• इन्द्रवचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रवचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• सर्वभूतानि: all beings
• सर्वभूतानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, nominative, plural

• मारिष: O venerable one
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• विस्मितानि: astonished
• विस्मितानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, nominative, plural

• अभवन्: became/were
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, plural, active

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• पूजयाम्: honour/worship
• पूजयाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• चक्रिरे: they performed/did
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: perfect (लिट्), 3rd, plural, middle (ātmanepada)

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• इन्द्र (Indra)
• राजन् (the King—Dhṛtarāṣṭra, as addressee)
• सर्वभूतानि (all beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical and cultural norm that true authority—especially when expressed through a weighty, divine or principled utterance—naturally evokes reverence. Wonder (vismaya) here functions as a moral response that leads to honoring what is perceived as aligned with higher order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to the King that, after Indra’s words were heard, all beings became astonished and immediately proceeded to honor him, indicating the impact and acceptance of Indra’s pronouncement within the scene.