Shloka 40
Bhaṅgāśvanopākhyāna — On comparative affection in strī–puruṣa union (भङ्गाश्वनोपाख्यानम्)
इन्द्रद्ध्रिन यजता मामनाहूय घिष्ठितम् । इन्द्रोडहमस्मि दुर्बुद्धे वैरं ते पातितं मया
indraddhriṇa yajatā māṁ anāhūya gṛhītam | indro ’ham asmi durbuddhe vairaṁ te pātitaṁ mayā ||
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «‘ເຈົ້າໄດ້ປະກອບພິທີຍັດຍະທີ່ກ່ຽວກັບອິນທຣະ ແຕ່ກໍສຳເລັດມັນໂດຍບໍ່ໄດ້ເຊີນຂ້າ. ໂອ ຍິງຜູ້ມີປັນຍາຜິດ, ຂ້ານີ້ແຫຼະແມ່ນອິນທຣະ; ຂ້າເປັນຜູ້ນຳການຕອບແທນລົງໃສ່ເຈົ້າ ເພື່ອຊຳລະຄວາມອາຄາດທີ່ເຈົ້າມີຕໍ່ຂ້າ’».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical idea that hostility (vaira) invites consequences: even when one performs a sacred rite, motives and relationships—such as enmity and exclusion—can lead to retributive outcomes, framed here as divine agency.
Bhishma reports a speech in which a figure identifies himself as Indra and confronts a woman who completed an Indra-related sacrifice without properly invoking him, declaring that he has exacted vengeance for the enmity involved.