Shloka 11

Adhyaya 5 — Tvashta’s Wrath, the Birth of Vritra, and the Divine Descent as the Pandavas

Sanskrit

तच्छक्रदेहविभ्रष्टं बलं मारुतमाविशत् ।

सर्वव्यापिनमव्यक्तं बलस्यैवाधिदैवतम् ॥

Transliteration

tac chakra-deha-vibhraṣṭaṃ balaṃ mārutam āviśat |

sarva-vyāpinam avyaktaṃ balasyaivādhidaivatam ||

Translation

Kekuatan itu, setelah meninggalkan tubuh Indra, memasuki Vāyu (Dewa Angin). Vāyu meliputi segala-galanya dan tidak tampak—dialah adhi-daivata, ketuhanan penguasa bagi kekuatan itu sendiri.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1/2), एकवचन (sg.); ‘that’ (referring to bala)

• śakra-deha-vibhraṣṭam: fallen from Śakra’s body
• śakra-deha-vibhraṣṭam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक) + deha (प्रातिपदिक) + vi-√bhraś (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1/2), एकवचन (sg.); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘vibhraṣṭa’ = ‘fallen away’; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘शक्रस्य देहात् विभ्रष्टम्’

• balam: strength
• balam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• mārutam: the Wind-god (Māruta)
• mārutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māruta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); ‘Marut/Vāyu’ (wind-deity)

• āviśat: entered
• āviśat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√viś (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद (P.), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.)

• sarva-vyāpinam: all-pervading
• sarva-vyāpinam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + vyāpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); कर्मधारयः: ‘सर्वत्र व्यापी’

• avyaktam: unmanifest
• avyaktam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-vyakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• balasya: of strength
• balasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg.)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• adhidaivatam: the presiding deity
• adhidaivatam: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhi-daivata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1/2), एकवचन (sg.); उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘अधि + दैवत’ = presiding deity

Speakers

• Not specified in prompt (verse presented without frame-story attribution)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Indra (Śakra)
• Vāyu (Māruta)

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Adhidaivata doctrine
• Ontology of powers (bala)
• Deity immanence (all-pervading, unmanifest)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Personal power (bala) is not treated as a purely individual possession; it is a cosmic principle with a divine regulator. The verse implies humility and dependence: even Indra’s strength can ‘depart,’ and true vigor is grounded in the universal, subtle principle embodied by Vāyu.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily aligns with Sarga/Pratisarga-style tattva description (cosmological exposition of principles and their presiding deities), rather than Manvantara, Vaṃśa, or Vaṃśānucarita.

What is the esoteric significance?

Vāyu being called ‘all-pervading’ and ‘unmanifest’ points to prāṇa as the subtle, unseen carrier of capability. ‘Strength’ is symbolically rooted in prāṇic vitality; when prāṇa is steady, bala is present, and when it withdraws, even a ruler’s potency declines.