Shloka 1636
Vāsudeva’s Upadeśa: The Inner Enemy and the Indra–Vṛtra Precedent (आत्मशत्रु-बोधः; इन्द्र-वृत्रोपाख्यानम्)
Devanagari script
शतक्रतुरभिक्रुद्धस्तत्र वज़मवासृजत् । जब आकाश वृत्रासुरमय हो गया और उसके शब्दरूपी विषयका अपहरण होने लगा, तब शतक्रतु इन्द्रको बड़ा क्रोध हुआ और उन्होंने वहाँ भी उसपर वज्रका प्रहार किया
Transliteration
śatakratur abhikruddhas tatra vajram avāsṛjat |
Translation
Vāyu said: Indra, the lord of a hundred sacrifices, became intensely enraged and, right there, hurled his thunderbolt. In the narrative frame, this act signals how unchecked wrath—even in a deity—can escalate conflict, turning a struggle for control into destructive retaliation rather than restraint guided by dharma.
Word by Word
शतक्रतुःIndra (the performer of a hundred sacrifices)
शतक्रतुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशतक्रतु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभिक्रुद्धःgreatly enraged
अभिक्रुद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअभि-क्रुध्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past participle)
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
वज्रम्the thunderbolt
वज्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अवासृजत्hurled / cast down
अवासृजत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअव-सृज्
FormImperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)I
Indra (Śatakratu)V
Vajra (thunderbolt)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes