Shloka 14

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 13: Śacī’s Delay, Deva-Counsel, and Indra’s Purification

Devanagari script

मामेव यजतां शक्र: पावयिष्यामि वज़िणम्‌ | पुण्येन हयमेधेन मामिष्टठवा पाकशासन:

Transliteration

mām eva yajatāṁ śakraḥ pāvayiṣyāmi vajriṇam | puṇyena hayamedhena māmiṣṭvā pākaśāsanaḥ ||

Translation

Biarlah Śakra (Indra), pemegang vajra, menyembah Aku sahaja; Aku akan menyucikannya. Setelah Pākaśāsana (Indra), penghukum raksasa Pāka, mempersembahkan korban Aśvamedha yang penuh pahala untuk-Ku, dia akan menjadi bersih.

Word by Word

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• यजताम्: let them worship / may they sacrifice to
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: Imperative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

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

• पावयिष्यामि: I shall purify
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वज्रिणम्: the wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra)
• वज्रिणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्रिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुण्येन: by/with (a) meritorious
• पुण्येन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• हयमेधेन: by the Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)
• हयमेधेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयमेध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• इष्ट्वा: having worshipped/sacrificed to
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Active

• पाकशासनः: Pākaśāsana (Indra)
• पाकशासनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाकशासन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नहुष उवाच

Characters & Entities

• नहुष (Nahuṣa)
• शक्र (Śakra/Indra)
• वज्र (Vajra, thunderbolt)
• हयमेध (Aśvamedha sacrifice)
• पाकशासन (Pākaśāsana/Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how ritual merit and acts of worship are invoked as means of purification and legitimacy; ethically, it also warns that claims to purify or command even the gods can signal overreach and pride, testing the boundaries of rightful authority (dharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

Nahuṣa speaks about Indra, asserting that Indra should worship him alone and perform an Aśvamedha for him; Nahuṣa claims this will purify Indra, framing himself as a superior recipient of sacrifice and a source of cleansing.