Shloka 22

Parāśara’s Counsel on बुद्धि (Discernment), Karma-Consequences, and Avoidance of Pāpānubandha Actions

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठ उवाच देवश्रेष्ठो$सि देवेन्द्र दैत्यासुरनिबर्हण । त्रैलोक्यबलसंयुक्त: कस्माच्छक्र विषीदसि

Transliteration

Vasiṣṭha uvāca: devaśreṣṭho 'si devendra daityāsura-nibarhaṇa | trailokya-bala-saṁyuktaḥ kasmāc chakra viṣīdasi ||

Translation

ヴァシシュタは言った。「インドラよ、神々の中の最勝者、ダイティヤとアスラを滅ぼす者よ。三界の力を具えるのに、なぜ、シャクラよ、憂いに沈むのか。」

Word by Word

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• देवश्रेष्ठः: best among the gods
• देवश्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असि: you are
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• देवेन्द्र: O lord of the gods (Indra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दैत्यासुरनिबर्हण: O destroyer of Daityas and Asuras
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्यासुरनिबर्हण
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• त्रैलोक्यबलसंयुक्तः: endowed with the strength of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यबलसंयुक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्यबलसंयुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कस्मात्: why? / from what cause?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम्
• Form: Ablative singular used adverbially

• शक्र: O Śakra (Indra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• विषीदसि: you grieve / are despondent
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Indra
• Śakra
• Devas
• Dāityas
• Asuras
• Trailokya (three worlds)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A leader renowned for power and past victories should not succumb to despair; inner steadiness and confidence in one’s rightful strength are ethical necessities for sustaining dharma and protecting the world.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha addresses Indra (Śakra), reminding him of his status as chief of the gods and destroyer of demonic foes, and challenges him to explain why he is grieving despite being supported by the power of the three worlds.