Shloka 39

The Consecration (Anointing) of Indra

Devanagari script

हतेषु तेषु दैत्येषु समस्तेषुमहाहवे । अतिनष्टेषु पापेषु गोविंदेन महात्मना

Transliteration

hateṣu teṣu daityeṣu samasteṣumahāhave | atinaṣṭeṣu pāpeṣu goviṃdena mahātmanā

Translation

Lorsque tous ces daityas eurent été tués dans la grande bataille, et lorsque les péchés eurent été entièrement anéantis par Govinda, le grand-âme,

Word by Word

• हतेषु: when (they were) slain
• हतेषु: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) ‘हत’, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (locative absolute हेतु)

• तेषु: among those; in those
• तेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• दैत्येषु: among the Daityas
• दैत्येषु: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• समस्तेषु: all (of them)
• समस्तेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक; सम् + अस् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (all/entire)

• महाहवे: in the great battle
• महाहवे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + आहव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् आहवः)

• अतिनष्टेषु: when (they were) utterly destroyed
• अतिनष्टेषु: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति + नश् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) ‘नष्ट’, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; उपसर्ग ‘अति’ (completely)

• पापेषु: (in/when) sins (were destroyed)
• पापेषु: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• गोविंदेन: by Govinda
• गोविंदेन: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• महात्मना: by the great-souled (one)
• महात्मना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; विशेषण (to Govinda)

Speaker

Narrator (context not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: समस्तेषुमहाहवे = समस्तेषु + महाहवे (उ + म); श्लोके सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध (locative absolute) बहुलम्: हतेषु... अतिनष्टेषु...

Characters & Entities

• Govinda
• Daityas

FAQs

Who is Govinda in this verse?

Govinda is a revered name of Viṣṇu (often identified with Kṛṣṇa), portrayed here as the divine victor whose action removes evil and sin.

What is the main theological emphasis of this shloka?

It emphasizes divine intervention: the defeat of demonic forces and the eradication of pāpa (sin/evil) through the power of Govinda.

What ethical lesson does the verse convey?

It presents the victory of dharma over adharma—evil is ultimately overcome, and moral/spiritual impurity is removed through alignment with the divine.