Shloka 45

Devanagari script

सोअन्तमाश्रित्य लोकानां नष्ट्संज्ञो विचेतन: । न प्राज्ञायत देवेन्द्रस्त्वभि भूत: स्वकल्मषै:,वे सम्पूर्ण लोकोंकी अन्तिम सीमापर जाकर बेसुध और अचेत होकर रहने लगे। वहाँ अपने ही पापोंसे पीड़ित हुए देवेन्द्रकरा किसीको पता न चला

Transliteration

so 'ntam āśritya lokānāṃ naṣṭasaṃjño vicetanaḥ | na prājñāyata devendras tv abhibhūtaḥ svakalmāṣaiḥ ||

Translation

वह लोकों की अन्तिम सीमा का आश्रय लेकर बेसुध और अचेत हो गया। अपने ही कल्मषों से अभिभूत देवेन्द्र वहाँ किसी को पहचाना न पड़ा॥

Word by Word

सःhe

अन्तम्end, limit

आश्रित्यhaving resorted to, having reached

लोकानाम्of the worlds/people

नष्टसंज्ञःone whose consciousness is lost

विचेतनःsenseless, unconscious

नnot

प्राज्ञायतwas known, became known

देवेन्द्रःIndra, lord of the gods

तुbut, however

अभिभूतःoverpowered, afflicted

स्वकल्मषैःby his own sins/impurities

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

श

शल्य (Śalya)

द

देवेन्द्र (Devendra/Indra)

ल

लोक (worlds)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the highest status cannot shield one from the moral consequences of one’s own actions; wrongdoing (kalmāṣa) can eclipse fame and power, leading to loss of clarity and recognition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya describes a state where Indra, afflicted by his own moral taint, withdraws to the world’s boundary and becomes senseless; in that condition he is not recognized by anyone, emphasizing a dramatic fall from divine prominence.