Shloka 16

Adhyaya 60: Self-Assertion, Daiva, and the Rhetoric of Inevitability (उद्योग पर्व)

Devanagari script

भयानकानि विषये व्यालादीनि न सन्ति मे । मन्त्रगुप्तानि भूतानि न हिंसन्ति भयंकरा:

Transliteration

bhayānakāni viṣaye vyālādīni na santi me | mantragoptāni bhūtāni na hiṃsanti bhayaṃkarāḥ ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ମୋର ବିଷୟରେ ସର୍ପ ଆଦି ଭୟଙ୍କର ବ୍ୟାଳପ୍ରାଣୀ ନାହାନ୍ତି। ଏବଂ ଭୟଙ୍କର ଭୂତାଦି ଥାଇଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ମନ୍ତ୍ରଦ୍ୱାରା ନିୟନ୍ତ୍ରିତ ଓ ଗୁପ୍ତରକ୍ଷିତ ଥିବାରୁ ସେମାନେ କାହାକୁ ହିଂସା କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• भयानकानि: terrifying (things)
• भयानकानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भयानक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• विषये: in (my) domain/territory
• विषये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• व्यालादीनि: serpents and the like
• व्यालादीनि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यालादि
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

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

• सन्ति: are/exist
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• मे: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• मन्त्रगुप्तानि: protected by mantras
• मन्त्रगुप्तानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्त्रगुप्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• भूतानि: beings/creatures
• भूतानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

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

• हिंसन्ति: harm/attack
• Type: Verb
• Root: हिंस्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• भयंकराः: terrible (ones)
• भयंकराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भयंकर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• viṣaya (domain/territory)
• vyāla (serpents/wild creatures)
• mantra (sacred formula)
• bhūta (beings/creatures)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A well-ordered realm is one where threats are restrained rather than unleashed; spiritual discipline (mantra) symbolizes ethical and ritual control that prevents even naturally fearsome forces from causing harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a territory as being free from frightening dangers like serpents and other wild beings, explaining that even formidable creatures do not attack because they are held in check through mantric protection.