Shloka 9
Adhyāya 12: Devas’ Petition to Nahūṣa; Bṛhaspati on Śaraṇāgata-Dharma; Indrāṇī’s Strategic Delay
Devanagari script
देवा ऊचु इन्द्राणीमानयिष्यामो यथेच्छसि दिवस्पते । जहि क्रोधमिमं वीर प्रीतो भव सुरेश्वर
Transliteration
devā ūcuḥ—indrāṇīm ānayiṣyāmo yathecchasi divaspate | jahi krodham imaṃ vīra prīto bhava sureśvara ||
Translation
神々は言った。「天界の主よ、望みのままにインドラーニーを連れて来て、あなたに仕えさせよう。勇者にして神々の王よ、この怒りを捨て、満ち足りたまえ。」
Word by Word
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ऊचुःsaid
ऊचुः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
इन्द्राणीम्Indrāṇī
इन्द्राणीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्राणी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
आनयिष्यामःwe shall bring
आनयिष्यामः:
TypeVerb
Rootनी
FormSimple Future, 1st, Plural, Parasmaipada
यथाas
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
इच्छसिyou desire
इच्छसि:
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
FormPresent, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
पतेO lord
पते:
TypeNoun
Rootपति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
जहिdestroy / abandon
जहि:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
क्रोधम्anger
क्रोधम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्रोध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इमम्this
इमम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वीरO hero
वीर:
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
प्रीतःpleased
प्रीतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्री
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवbecome / be
भव:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सुरेश्वरO lord of the gods
सुरेश्वर:
TypeNoun
Rootसुर-ईश्वर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
शल्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
द
देवाः (the gods)इ
इन्द्र (Divaspati, Sureśvara)इ
इन्द्राणी (Śacī)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
Even legitimate power is undermined by uncontrolled anger; the ethical ideal is to relinquish wrath and restore harmony through restraint and reconciliation.
The gods address Indra, promising to bring Indrāṇī to him as he desires, and urge him to give up his anger and become pleased—an attempt to pacify a divine ruler and reestablish order.