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Shloka 21

अग्निस्तुति, इन्द्रदर्शन, नहुष-भयवर्णन

Agni-hymn, discovery of Indra, and the Nahuṣa threat

ब॒हस्पतिर्वाच मानुषो नहुषो राजा देवर्षिगणतेजसा । देवराज्यमनुप्राप्त: सर्वान्‌ नो बाधते भृूशम्‌,बृहस्पति बोले--देवेन्द्र! मनुष्य-लोकका राजा नहुष देवर्षियोंके प्रभावसे देवताओंका राज्य पा गया है, जो हम सब लोगोंको बड़ा कष्ट दे रहा है

Bṛhaspatir uvāca mānuṣo Nahuṣo rājā devarṣi-gaṇa-tejasā | devarājyam anuprāptaḥ sarvān no bādhate bhṛśam ||

ബൃഹസ്പതി പറഞ്ഞു—“ദേവേന്ദ്രാ! മനുഷ്യലോകത്തിലെ രാജാവായ നഹുഷൻ ദേവർഷികളുടെ തേജസ്സാൽ ശക്തനായി സ്വർഗ്ഗാധിപത്യം പ്രാപിച്ചു; ഇപ്പോൾ അവൻ ഞങ്ങളെയെല്ലാം അത്യന്തം പീഡിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.”

बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबृहस्पति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid/spoke
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मानुषःhuman (born among men)
मानुषः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नहुषःNahusha
नहुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनहुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजाking
राजा:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
देवर्षि-गण-तेजसाby the splendor/power of the host of divine seers
देवर्षि-गण-तेजसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
देव-राज्यम्the sovereignty/kingdom of the gods
देव-राज्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराज्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अनुप्राप्तःhaving obtained/attained
अनुप्राप्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-प्राप्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle, used actively)
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormAccusative, Plural
बाधतेafflicts/oppresses
बाधते:
TypeVerb
Rootबाध्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
भृशम्excessively, greatly
भृशम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभृशम्

शल्य उवाच

B
Bṛhaspati
N
Nahuṣa
D
Devarṣi-gaṇa (divine seers)
D
Devarājya (sovereignty of heaven)
D
Deveśa/Devarāja (implied addressee: Indra)

Educational Q&A

Legitimate power gained through others’ merit or spiritual force can still become destructive when driven by arrogance; dharma requires restraint and protection of others, not oppression.

Bṛhaspati reports that Nahuṣa, a human king, has obtained the rule of heaven through the potency associated with the divine seers and is now tormenting the gods, creating a crisis of order.