Shloka 33

Devanagari script

स तथा समयं कृत्वा तेन रूपेण वासव: । उपस्थितस्त्वया चापि प्रत्याख्यातो5मृतं ददत्‌,“इस तरहकी शर्त करके साक्षात्‌ इन्द्र चाण्डालके रूपमें यहाँ उपस्थित हुए थे और आपको अमृत दे रहे थे; परंतु आपने उन्हें ठुकरा दिया

Transliteration

sa tathā samayaṃ kṛtvā tena rūpeṇa vāsavaḥ | upasthitas tvayā cāpi pratyākhyāto 'mṛtaṃ dadat ||

Translation

「かくのごとき条件を定めて、ヴァーサヴァ（インドラ）自らがその姿のままここへ来た。しかも不死の甘露を授けようとしていたのに、汝はそれを退けたのだ。」

Word by Word

सःhe

तथाthus, in that manner

समयम्agreement, condition, stipulation

कृत्वाhaving made

तेनby that, with that

रूपेणin the form (as), by means of a form

वासवःVāsava (Indra)

उपस्थितःpresent, having arrived

त्वयाby you

चand

अपिalso, even

प्रत्याख्यातःrejected, refused

अमृतम्nectar, immortality-giving drink

ददत्giving, while giving

Speaker

उत्तडुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāsava (Indra)

amṛta (nectar of immortality)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfast ethical discernment: even the offer of amṛta (immortality) should be refused if it conflicts with one’s pledged condition or higher dharma. It frames divine gifts as tests of integrity rather than mere rewards.

What is happening in the narrative?

Uttaṅka explains that Indra (Vāsava), disguised in a particular form, appeared after setting a condition. Although Indra was offering amṛta, the addressed person refused it—showing a deliberate rejection of a tempting boon within the story’s moral trial.