Mahabharata 1.31.7 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 31, Shloka 7

Nāga-prādhānya-nāma-kathana

Principal Nāga Names Enumerated

Devanagari script

शक्रस्तु वीर्यसदृशमि ध्यभारं गिरिप्रभम्‌ | समुद्यम्यानयामास नातिकृच्छादिव प्रभु:,इन्द्र शक्तिशाली थे। उन्होंने अपने बलके अनुसार लकड़ीका एक पहाड़-जैसा बोझ उठा लिया और उसे बिना कष्टके ही वे ले आये

Transliteration

śakrastu vīryasadṛśam idhyabhāraṃ giriprabham | samudyamyānayāmāsa nātikṛcchād iva prabhuḥ ||

Translation

Śaunaka berkata: Indra, tuan yang perkasa, mengangkat beban kayu api sebesar gunung, setimpal dengan kekuatannya, lalu membawanya pulang dengan mudah seolah-olah tidak memerlukan sebarang usaha.

Word by Word

• शक्रः: Indra (Shakra)
• शक्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• वीर्यसदृशम्: commensurate with (his) strength
• वीर्यसदृशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यसदृश
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उद्यभारम्: a burden to be lifted / an uplifted burden
• उद्यभारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यभार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गिरिप्रभम्: mountain-like
• गिरिप्रभम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गिरिप्रभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समुद्यम्य: having lifted/raising up
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-यम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• आनयामास: brought
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी
• Form: Periphrastic Perfect (लिट्-परस्मैपद, आमास-प्रयोग), Third, Singular

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

• अतिकृच्छात्: from great difficulty / with excessive hardship
• अतिकृच्छात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिकृच्छ
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• प्रभुः: the lord/mighty one
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śaunaka
• Śakra (Indra)
• idhma (firewood/fuel burden)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Strength is best shown when it is proportionate, purposeful, and used in service; true capability performs necessary work without ostentation or complaint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śaunaka describes Indra lifting a mountain-like bundle of fuel and bringing it back easily, highlighting Indra’s extraordinary power and readiness to accomplish the task.