Shloka 276

अश्वमेधावसानम् — Dakṣiṇā-vibhāga and Avabhṛtha

Completion of the Aśvamedha

Devanagari script

उक्त न प्रतिजग्राह मानान्मोहवशं गत: । तत्त्वदर्श ऋषियोंके कहे हुए इस वचनको इन्द्रने अभिमानवश नहीं स्वीकार किया। वे मोहके वशीभूत हो गये थे

Transliteration

uktaṃ na pratijagrāha mānān mohavaśaṃ gataḥ |

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Overcome by delusion and driven by pride, Indra did not accept the words that had been spoken by the seers who perceived the truth. Ethically, the passage highlights how arrogance can eclipse discernment, causing even a powerful ruler to reject wise counsel.

Word by Word

• उक्तम्: spoken (word/speech)
• उक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• प्रतिजग्राह: accepted/received
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मानात्: from pride; out of pride
• मानात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• मोहवशम्: under the control of delusion
• मोहवशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोहवश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गतः: gone; having become
• गतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Indra
• Ṛṣis (tattvadarśin seers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Pride (māna) can place a person under delusion (moha), making them reject truthful guidance; ethical clarity requires humility and receptivity to wise counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that Indra, influenced by arrogance and delusion, refuses to accept the statement/counsel spoken by truth-seeing sages.