Shloka 17

ययातिपतनम् — Yayāti’s Fall and the Offer of Dharma

Nārada’s Account

Devanagari script

ततस्तं बुबुधे देव: शक्रो बलनिषूदन: । ते च राजर्षय: सर्वे धिगधिगित्येवमब्रुवन्‌,तदनन्तर बलसूदन इन्द्रदेवको ययातिकी इस अवस्थाका पता लग गया। वे सम्पूर्ण राजर्षिगण भी उस समय ययातिको धिक्कारने लगे

Transliteration

tatas taṃ bubudhe devaḥ śakro balanīṣūdanaḥ | te ca rājarṣayaḥ sarve dhig dhig ity evam abruvan |

Translation

Then the god Śakra (Indra), the slayer of Bala, recognized him. And all the royal seers, crying “Shame! Shame!”, spoke thus—condemning the conduct they had witnessed. The passage underscores a moral judgment: when a ruler falls from dharma, even the exalted do not remain silent, and public censure becomes a form of ethical correction.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

तम्him

बुबुधेcame to know, perceived

देवःthe god

शक्रःŚakra (Indra)

बलनिषूदनःslayer of Bala (a demon)

तेthey

चand

राजर्षयःroyal sages

सर्वेall

धिक्shame!, fie!

इतिthus (quotative)

एवम्in this manner

अब्रुवन्they said

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Śakra (Indra)

Bala

Rājarṣis (royal seers)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes