Shloka 60

The Jyeṣṭha Full-Moon Vow, the Birth of the Maruts, and the Outline of Secondary Creation

Manvantaras

Devanagari script

इंद्रो निवारयामास मा रुदध्वं पुनःपुनः । ततः स चिंतयामास वितर्कमिति वृत्रहा

Transliteration

iṃdro nivārayāmāsa mā rudadhvaṃ punaḥpunaḥ | tataḥ sa ciṃtayāmāsa vitarkamiti vṛtrahā

Translation

इन्द्र बार-बार उन्हें रोकता रहा—“फिर-फिर मत रोओ”; तब वृत्रहा इन्द्र विचार करने लगा, मन में तर्क-वितर्क करने लगा।

Word by Word

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• nivārayāmāsa: stopped / prevented
• nivārayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + vṛ (धातु)
• Form: Lit Lakara (Perfect), Prathama Purusha (3rd), Singular, Causative

• mā: do not
• mā: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: Prohibitive Particle

• rudadhvam: cry / weep
• rudadhvam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rud (धातु)
• Form: Lot Lakara (Imperative), Madhyama Purusha (2nd), Plural, Atmanepada form

• punaḥpunaḥ: again and again
• punaḥpunaḥ: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥpunaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (Frequency)

• tataḥ: then / thereafter
• tataḥ: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb / Conjunction

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• cintayāmāsa: thought / reflected
• cintayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (धातु)
• Form: Lit Lakara (Perfect), Prathama Purusha (3rd), Singular

• vitarkam: conjecture / thought / reasoning
• vitarkam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vitarka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• iti: thus
• iti: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (End of quote/thought)

• vṛtrahā: Slayer of Vritra (Indra)
• vṛtrahā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛtrahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Narrator (third-person description of Indra’s actions)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: indro -> indraḥ (Visarga Sandhi); rudadhvam punaḥ -> Anusvara; vitarkam iti -> Anusvara to m

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Vṛtra

FAQs

Who is called Vṛtrahā in this verse, and why?

Vṛtrahā is Indra’s epithet meaning “slayer of Vṛtra,” recalling his famous victory over the demon Vṛtra in Vedic-Purāṇic tradition.

What is the ethical or psychological lesson implied by Indra’s action here?

The verse highlights restraint in grief and the move from emotional reaction (weeping) to thoughtful deliberation (cintā/vitarka) when facing a difficult situation.

How does this verse fit the theological flavor of the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa?

Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa often narrates cosmic and divine events with moral and social implications; here, Indra’s leadership is shown through calming others and reflecting before acting.