Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 102 Shloka 24 - Mahabharata | Kannada | Vedapath

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Shloka 24

Dhūpa–Dīpa–Bali Phala Praśna; Nahūṣa–Agastya–Bhṛgu Saṃvāda

Incense, Lamp, and Bali Offerings; the Nahūṣa Dialogue

Devanagari script

अद्यन्द्रं स्थापयिष्यामि पश्यतस्ते शतक्रतुम्‌ । संचाल्य पापकर्माणमैन्द्रात्‌ स्थानात्‌ सुदुर्मतिम्‌

Transliteration

adyendraṁ sthāpayiṣyāmi paśyatas te śatakratum | sañcālya pāpakarmāṇam aindrāt sthānāt sudurmatim ||

Translation

ಇಂದು ನಿನ್ನ ಕಣ್ಣೆದುರೇ ನಾನು ಶತಕ್ರತು ಇಂದ್ರನನ್ನು ಪುನಃ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸುವೆನು. ಈ ಪಾಪಕರ್ಮಿ ದುರ್ಮತಿಯನ್ನು ಇಂದ್ರಾಸನದಿಂದ ಹೊರದೂಡಿ, ಯೋಗ್ಯ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯನ್ನು ಸಿಂಹಾಸನದಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಳ್ಳಿರಿಸುವೆನು.

Word by Word

अद्यtoday/now

इन्द्रम्Indra

स्थापयिष्यामिI will establish/seat

पश्यतःwhile (you are) seeing; in the presence of (you)

तेof you/your

शतक्रतुम्Śatakratu (Indra, 'of a hundred rites')

संचाल्यhaving removed/dislodged

पापकर्माणम्evil-doing; of sinful deeds

ऐन्द्रात्from the Indra-related (i.e., Indra’s)

स्थानात्from the position/place

सुदुर्मतिम्the very evil-minded one

Speaker

अगस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Agastya

Indra

Śatakratu

Indra’s seat (Aindra-sthāna)

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 emphasizes restoration of rightful authority and the removal of corrupt, sinful rule: moral order (dharma) requires that an unworthy usurper be expelled and the legitimate holder of office be re-established.

What is happening in the narrative?

Agastya declares that he will, in the listeners’ presence, expel a wicked-minded wrongdoer from Indra’s position and reinstall Indra (Śatakratu) on the divine throne.