Shloka 38

प्रलय-प्रक्रिया (Pralaya Process) — Guṇa-Withdrawal and Pratisaṃcara

Devanagari script

इत्येतद्‌ बलिना गीतमनहंकारसंज्ितम्‌ | वाक्यं श्रुत्वा सहस्राक्ष: खमेवारुरुहे तदा,राजा बलिका वह पूर्वोक्त अनहंकारसंज्ञक वाक्य सुनकर सहसनेत्रधारी इन्द्र पुनः आकाशको ही उड़ चले

Transliteration

ity etad balinā gītam anahaṅkāra-saṃjñitam | vākyaṃ śrutvā sahasrākṣaḥ kham evāruruhe tadā |

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ରାଜା ବଳି ଗାଇଥିବା ‘ଅନହଂକାର’ ନାମରେ ପରିଚିତ ସେହି ବାକ୍ୟ ଶୁଣି, ସହସ୍ରାକ୍ଷ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର ସେତେବେଳେ ପୁନଃ ଆକାଶକୁ ଉଡ଼ିଗଲେ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• बलिना: by Bali (the king)
• बलिना: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• गीतम्: sung/uttered
• गीतम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु) → गीत (क्त)
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• अनहंकारसंज्ञितम्: called/termed 'without ego'
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनहंकार-संज्ञित
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular, क्त (in संज्ञित)

• वाक्यम्: speech/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा)

• सहस्राक्षः: the thousand-eyed one (Indra)
• सहस्राक्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र-अक्ष
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• खम्: the sky
• खम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

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

• आरुरुहे: ascended/mounted
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्
• Form: perfect (लिट्), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Bali
• Indra (Sahasraksha)
• Sky (Kha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the value of anahaṅkāra (egolessness): Bali’s words are explicitly characterized as a teaching named for freedom from ego, implying that true dharma and moral authority arise from humility rather than self-assertion.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Bali delivers an instruction identified as the ‘anahaṅkāra’ teaching, Indra (Sahasrākṣa) listens and then departs—ascending back into the sky—marking the close of that exchange.