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Shloka 19

Adhyāya 39 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s inquiry on attachment (saṅga) and relational restraint

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच श्रुत्वैतद्‌ वचन शक्रो दानवेन्द्रमुखाच्च्युतम्‌ । द्विजान्‌ सम्पूजयामास महेन्द्रत्वमवाप च

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca śrutvaitad vacanaṃ śakro dānavendramukhāccyutam | dvijān sampūjayāmāsa mahendratvam avāpa ca ||

Translation

Bhishma dit : Ô Bharata, ayant entendu ces paroles sorties de la bouche du seigneur des Dānavas (Śambara), Śakra (Indra) honora les brahmanes ; et par cet acte il obtint la dignité de Mahendra. Le passage souligne que la révérence envers les savants et les justes est une cause directe de souveraineté exaltée et de prospérité d’ordre divin.

Word by Word

भीष्मःBhishma

उवाचsaid

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

एतत्this

वचनम्speech, statement

शक्रःShakra (Indra)

दानवेन्द्रमुखात्from the mouth of the lord of Danavas

च्युतम्uttered, fallen forth (spoken)

द्विजान्Brahmins (twice-born)

सम्पूजयामासhonoured, worshipped

महेन्द्रत्वम्the status of Mahendra (lordship of Indra)

अवापobtained, attained

चand

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Bharata (address to the listener, i.e., Yudhishthira)

Shakra (Indra)

Danavendra (lord of the Danavas)

Shambara

Dvijas (Brahmins)

Mahendra (status/title)

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?

Honoring the dvijas (Brahmins/the Vedic learned) is presented as a powerful dharmic act that yields sovereignty and exalted status; Indra’s attainment of Mahendra-hood is linked causally to his respectful worship of Brahmins.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma narrates that Indra (Śakra), after hearing counsel spoken by the Danava-king Śambara, proceeded to honor the Brahmins; as a result of this dharmic conduct, he attained the rank and glory of Mahendra.