Shloka 276

अश्वमेधावसानम् — Dakṣiṇā-vibhāga and Avabhṛtha

Completion of the Aśvamedha

Devanagari script

उक्त न प्रतिजग्राह मानान्मोहवशं गत: । तत्त्वदर्श ऋषियोंके कहे हुए इस वचनको इन्द्रने अभिमानवश नहीं स्वीकार किया। वे मोहके वशीभूत हो गये थे

Transliteration

uktaṃ na pratijagrāha mānān mohavaśaṃ gataḥ |

Translation

वैशंपायन म्हणाले—मोहाच्या वश झालेला आणि अभिमानाने ग्रासलेला इंद्र तत्त्वदर्शी ऋषींनी सांगितलेले वचन स्वीकारू शकला नाही।

Word by Word

• उक्तम्: spoken (word/speech)
• उक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• प्रतिजग्राह: accepted/received
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मानात्: from pride; out of pride
• मानात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• मोहवशम्: under the control of delusion
• मोहवशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोहवश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गतः: gone; having become
• गतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Indra
• Ṛṣis (tattvadarśin seers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Pride (māna) can place a person under delusion (moha), making them reject truthful guidance; ethical clarity requires humility and receptivity to wise counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that Indra, influenced by arrogance and delusion, refuses to accept the statement/counsel spoken by truth-seeing sages.