Shloka 25
Vṛtra’s Cosmic Threat, Viṣṇu’s Upāya, and the Conditional Vulnerability
Udyoga-parva 10
इन्द्र: सतां सम्मतश्न निवासश्न महात्मनाम् । सत्यवादी हानिन्द्यश्न धर्मवित् सूक्ष्मनिश्चय:
indraḥ satāṁ sammataś ca nivāsaś ca mahātmanām | satyavādī anindyaś ca dharmavit sūkṣma-niścayaḥ ||
ಇಂದ್ರನು ಸಜ್ಜನರಿಂದ ಅಂಗೀಕೃತನೂ ಪೂಜ್ಯನೂ ಆಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ; ಮಹಾತ್ಮರಿಗೆ ಆಶ್ರಯವೂ ಹೌದು. ಅವನು ಸತ್ಯವಂತ, ನಿಂದೆಗೆ ಅತೀತ, ಧರ್ಮಜ್ಞ, ಮತ್ತು ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮ ನಿರ್ಣಯಬುದ್ಧಿಯುಳ್ಳವನು.
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
True authority is grounded in dharma: being esteemed by the virtuous, serving as a refuge to the noble, speaking truth, remaining blameless, and exercising subtle moral judgment.
Śalya is describing Indra’s qualities in a laudatory, exemplary manner, using Indra as a standard of righteous conduct and discerning judgment within the Udyoga Parva’s ethical and political deliberations.