Shloka 30

Devanagari script

ते सम्मन्त्रय ततो देवा मदस्यास्यसमीपगा: । अनब्रुवन्‌ सहिता: शक्रं प्रणमास्मै द्विजातये

Transliteration

te sammantrya tato devā madasyāsyasamīpagāḥ | anabruvan sahitāḥ śakraṃ praṇamāsmai dvijātaye ||

Translation

そのとき神々は互いに相談を終えると、マダの近くにいたシャクラ（インドラ）のもとへ近づいた。志を一つにして、彼らはその二度生まれの聖仙に敬礼してひれ伏しつつ、シャクラに言葉をかけた。

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सम्मन्त्र्य: having consulted/deliberated
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + मन्त्र्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada, Non-finite

• ततः: then/from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मदस्य: of Mada (the demon/person named Mada)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अस्य: of this (one)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• समीपगाः: having approached/being near
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समीपग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अनब्रुवन्: they said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सहिताः: together, united
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शक्रम्: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रणम: bow (down)!
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम्
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अयम्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• द्विजातये: to the twice-born (Brahmin)
• द्विजातये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजाति
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

Speaker

च्यवन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• देवाः (the gods)
• मद (Mada)
• शक्र (Śakra/Indra)
• द्विजाति (the twice-born sage; Brahmin)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that rightful action begins with consultation and is carried out with humility. Even the gods, when faced with a force linked to ascetic merit and moral authority, proceed collectively and with reverence—implying that power should be tempered by deliberation and respect for dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

After conferring among themselves, the gods approach the person associated with Mada and then, as a united group, address Indra (Śakra) while bowing to the twice-born sage. The moment frames a tense encounter where divine authority acknowledges the superior moral/spiritual standing of a Brahmin ascetic.