Shloka 20
Vāsudeva’s Upadeśa: The Inner Enemy and the Indra–Vṛtra Precedent (आत्मशत्रु-बोधः; इन्द्र-वृत्रोपाख्यानम्)
Devanagari script
इदं धर्म्य रहस्यं वै शक्रेणोक्तं महर्षिषु । ऋषिभिक्ष मम प्रोक्त तन्निबोध जनाधिप
Transliteration
idaṃ dharmyaṃ rahasyaṃ vai śakreṇoktaṃ maharṣiṣu | ṛṣibhiś ca mama proktaṃ tan nibodha janādhipa ||
Translation
हे जनाधिप, यह धर्मसम्मत रहस्य शक्र (इन्द्र) ने महर्षियों के बीच कहा था; महर्षियों ने वही मुझसे कहा, और मैंने वही रहस्य आपको सुनाया है—इसे भली-भाँति समझिए।
Word by Word
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
धर्म्यम्righteous, in accordance with dharma
धर्म्यम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्म्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
रहस्यम्secret, mystery
रहस्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरहस्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
शक्रेणby Śakra (Indra)
शक्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशक्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
उक्तम्said, spoken
उक्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
महर्षिषुamong/to the great sages
महर्षिषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहर्षि
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
ऋषिभिःby the sages
ऋषिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
ममto me / of me
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
प्रोक्तम्told, declared
प्रोक्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPast passive participle (क्त) with प्र-, Neuter, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
निबोधunderstand, learn
निबोध:
TypeVerb
Rootबुध्
FormLoṭ (imperative), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
जनाधिपO lord of people
जनाधिप:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootजनाधिप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyudeva (speaker)Ś
Śakra/IndraM
Maharṣis (great sages)Ṛ
Ṛṣis (sages)J
Janādhipa (the king addressed)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes