Shloka 25
Vṛtra’s Cosmic Threat, Viṣṇu’s Upāya, and the Conditional Vulnerability
Udyoga-parva 10
इन्द्र: सतां सम्मतश्न निवासश्न महात्मनाम् । सत्यवादी हानिन्द्यश्न धर्मवित् सूक्ष्मनिश्चय:,इन्द्र सत्पुरुषोंके सम्माननीय हैं। महात्मा पुरुषोंके आश्रय हैं। वे सत्यवादी, अनिन्दनीय, धर्मज्ञ तथा सूक्ष्म बुद्धिवाले हैं
indraḥ satāṁ sammataś ca nivāsaś ca mahātmanām | satyavādī anindyaś ca dharmavit sūkṣma-niścayaḥ ||
Śalya said: “Indra is honored and approved by the righteous, and he is a refuge for great-souled men. He speaks the truth, is beyond reproach, knows dharma, and possesses a subtle, discerning judgment.”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
True authority is grounded in dharma: being esteemed by the virtuous, serving as a refuge to the noble, speaking truth, remaining blameless, and exercising subtle moral judgment.
Śalya is describing Indra’s qualities in a laudatory, exemplary manner, using Indra as a standard of righteous conduct and discerning judgment within the Udyoga Parva’s ethical and political deliberations.