Shloka 10

अध्याय २८१ — दानधर्मः, न्यायागतधनम्, ऋणत्रय-परिशोधनं च

Dāna ethics, lawful wealth, and settling obligations

Devanagari script

वृत्रं विनिहतं दृष्टवा देवानां भरतर्षभ: । उसने उस महाकाय दैत्य वृत्रासुरको तुरंत ही धराशायी कर दिया-। भरतश्रेष्ठ) फिर तो वृत्रासुरको मारा गया देख चारों ओरसे देवताओंका सिंहनाद वहाँ “बारबार गूँजने लगा ।। ९ न ! वृत्रं तु हत्वा मघवा दानवारिमहायशा:

Transliteration

vṛtraṃ vinihataṃ dṛṣṭvā devānāṃ bharatarṣabha | … vṛtraṃ tu hatvā maghavā dānavārimahāyaśāḥ ||

Translation

ビーシュマは言った。「バーラタ族の雄牛よ、神々がヴリトラの討たれたのを見たとき、勝利の獅子吼が四方に、幾度も幾度も轟いた。ヴリトラを討ち果たしたのち、マガヴァン（インドラ）—名高くダーナヴァの敵—は、神々の救済を成就する器となった。」

Word by Word

वृत्रम्Vṛtra (the demon), as object

विनिहतम्slain, killed

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

देवानाम्of the gods

भरतर्षभःO bull among the Bharatas (best of Bharatas)

वृत्रम्Vṛtra (as object)

तुbut/indeed

हत्वाhaving slain

मघवाMaghavān (Indra)

दानवारिःenemy of the Dānavas

महायशाःof great fame

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Vṛtra (Vṛtrāsura)

Indra (Maghavān)

Devas

Dānavas

Bharatarṣabha (addressee, likely Yudhiṣṭhira)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that the removal of a destructive force can restore order and morale, but it also implicitly reminds rulers and warriors that even celebrated victories in battle are ethically significant acts that demand restraint, accountability, and awareness of their aftermath.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Vṛtra is killed, the gods witness his fall and erupt in repeated, echoing cries of triumph. Indra is praised as the famed slayer of Vṛtra and enemy of the Dānavas, marking a decisive turn in the divine struggle.