Shloka 7

दितेर्गर्भभङ्गो मरुत्प्रतिष्ठा च

Diti’s Severed Embryo and the स्थापना of the Maruts; Viśālā-nagara Lineage

Devanagari script

तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सहस्राक्ष: पुरन्दर:।उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं दितिं बलनिषूदन:।।।।

Transliteration

tasyās tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sahasrākṣaḥ purandaraḥ | uvāca prāñjalir vākyaṃ ditiṃ balaniṣūdanaḥ ||

Translation

သူမ၏စကားကို ကြားသိပြီးနောက် မျက်စိတစ်ထောင်ရှိသော ပုရန္ဒရ အိန္ဒြာ၊ ဘလကိုနှိမ်နင်းသူသည် ဒိတီအား လက်အုပ်ချီ၍ ရိုသေစွာ မိန့်ကြား하였다။

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; वचनम् इति विशेषण

• वचनम्: speech / words
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• सहस्राक्षः: Indra (thousand-eyed)
• सहस्राक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र-अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुरन्दरः: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरन्दरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर-न्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सहस्राक्षः इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्राञ्जलिः: with folded palms
• प्राञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘अञ्जलिं प्रगृह्य’ इत्यर्थे (with folded hands)

• वाक्यम्: words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दितिम्: Diti (to Diti)
• दितिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे कर्मरूपेण (addressing)

• बलनिषूदनः: slayer of Bala
• बलनिषूदनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल-निषूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सहस्राक्षः इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण

Context

The thousand-eyed Indra, slayer of Bala, on hearing Diti's words, addressed her with folded palms, saying:

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Diti
• Bala

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Respectful speech and humility before one who has been wronged; folded hands signal accountability and a dharmic move toward reconciliation.

What is the narrative situation?

Indra responds after hearing Diti’s request regarding the fate and roles of the divided embryos (future Maruts).

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility—Indra approaches Diti with reverence rather than triumph.