Shloka 8

Indra-vijaya Upākhyāna and Śalya’s Assurance to Yudhiṣṭhira (इन्द्रविजयोपाख्यानम् — शल्ययुधिष्ठिरसंवादः)

Devanagari script

एवं सम्पूज्य भगवानथर्वाज्धिरसं तदा | व्यसर्जयन्महाराज देवराज: शतक्रतु:,महाराज युधिष्ठिर! इस प्रकार देवराज भगवान्‌ इन्द्रने उस समय अथर्वांगिरसकी पूजा करके उन्हें विदा कर दिया

Transliteration

evaṁ sampūjya bhagavān atharvāṅgirasaṁ tadā | vyasarjayan mahārāja devarājaḥ śatakratuḥ, mahārāja yudhiṣṭhira! |

Translation

Having duly honored the venerable Atharvāṅgirasa at that time, the king of the gods—Indra, the performer of a hundred sacrifices—took leave of him and sent him off. Thus, O great king Yudhiṣṭhira.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• भगवान्: the venerable one
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अथर्वाङ्गिरसम्: Atharvan-Aṅgiras (the sage Atharvāṅgiras)
• अथर्वाङ्गिरसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अथर्वाङ्गिरस
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

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

• व्यसर्जयत्: sent away / dismissed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + सृज्
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), third, singular, parasmaipada

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• देवराजः: the king of the gods (Indra)
• देवराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवराज
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• शतक्रतुः: Śatakratu (Indra; 'of a hundred rites')
• शतक्रतुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतक्रतु
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śalya
• Atharvāṅgirasa
• Indra (Devarāja, Śatakratu)
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct: true greatness includes honoring spiritual authority and observing proper respect and leave-taking. Even Indra models humility before sacred knowledge.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya recounts that Indra, after respectfully worshipping the sage Atharvāṅgirasa, formally dismissed him/took leave of him, addressing the account to Yudhiṣṭhira.