Shloka 4

नहुषोपाख्यानम्—दीपदान-धूप-बलीकर्म-प्रशंसा

Nahūṣa Episode and the Commendation of Lamp-Gifting and Household Offerings

Devanagari script

सर्वे तस्य समुत्पन्ना देवेन्द्रस्य महात्मन: । देवलोके नृलोके च सदाचारा बुधै: स्मृता:

Transliteration

sarve tasya samutpannā devendrasya mahātmanaḥ | devaloke nṛloke ca sadācārā budhaiḥ smṛtāḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma dijo: «Todo cuanto ha surgido de aquel magnánimo Indra es recordado por los sabios como ejemplo de buena conducta, tanto en el mundo de los dioses como entre los hombres».

Word by Word

सर्वेall

तस्यof him/its

समुत्पन्नाःarisen/originated

देवेन्द्रस्यof Devendra (Indra, lord of gods)

महात्मनःof the great-souled

देवलोकेin the world of the gods

नृलोकेin the world of men

चand

सदाचाराःgood conduct / the well-conducted (people)

बुधैःby the wise

स्मृताःare remembered/considered

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Indra (Devendra)

Devaloka

Nṛloka

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Virtue is validated by the judgment of the wise and is expected to be consistent across realms: those connected with the highest divine order (Indra) are held up as models of sadācāra (good conduct) for both gods and humans.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma, in his instruction on dharma, cites Indra’s line/associates as being traditionally remembered as virtuous, reinforcing a standard of conduct recognized in both heavenly and human spheres.