Shloka 17

Devanagari script

प्रच्छन्न॑ चापि धर्मज्ञ हरिणारिविनिग्रहे । वज्ज प्रविश्य शक्रस्य यत्‌ कृतं तच्च ते श्रुतम्‌,“धर्मज्ञ! भगवान्‌ श्रीहरिने शत्रुओंके विनाशके लिये छिपे तौरपर इन्द्रके वज्॒में प्रवेश करके जो कार्य किया, वह भी तुम्हारे कानोंमें पड़ा होगा

Transliteration

pracchannaṃ cāpi dharmajña hariṇārivinigrāhe | vajraṃ praviśya śakrasya yat kṛtaṃ tac ca te śrutam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O knower of dharma, you have also heard of that deed done for the destruction of Hari’s enemies—how, in a concealed manner, he entered Indra’s thunderbolt and accomplished his purpose.”

Word by Word

प्रच्छन्नम्hidden, in concealment

चand

अपिalso, even

धर्मज्ञO knower of dharma

हरिणाby Hari (Vishnu)

अरि-विनिग्रहेin the subduing/destruction of enemies

वज्रम्the thunderbolt (vajra)

प्रविश्यhaving entered

शक्रस्यof Shakra (Indra)

यत्which (deed)

कृतम्done, performed

तत्that

चand

तेof you / to you (your)

श्रुतम्heard

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Hari (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

Śakra (Indra)

Vajra (Indra’s thunderbolt)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes