Shloka 66
Devanagari script
तदुपश्रुत्य मघवा प्रणिपत्य पितामहम्
Transliteration
tadupaśrutya maghavā praṇipatya pitāmaham
Translation
ਇਹ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ ਮਘਵਾ (ਇੰਦਰ) ਨੇ ਪਿਤਾਮਹ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਨੂੰ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ ਕਰਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਮ ਕੀਤਾ।
Word by Word
तत्that (news/statement)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उपश्रुत्यhaving heard
उपश्रुत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-श्रु (धातु: श्रु)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite
मघवाMaghavan (Indra)
मघवा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमघवन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रणिपत्यhaving bowed down / having prostrated
प्रणिपत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-नि-पत् (धातु: पत्)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite
पितामहम्to the grandsire (Brahmā)
पितामहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaM
Maghavā (Indra)P
Pitāmaha (Brahmā)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even the most powerful must show humility before rightful authority; reverence to the ‘grandsire’ symbolizes acceptance of a higher dharmic and cosmic order beyond personal power.
Sañjaya reports that Indra, after hearing the preceding statement or event, approaches and prostrates before Pitāmaha, marking a moment of deference and acknowledgment within the divine or cosmic hierarchy.