Shloka 45

Vṛtra’s Cosmic Threat, Viṣṇu’s Upāya, and the Conditional Vulnerability

Udyoga-parva 10

Devanagari script

सोअन्तमाश्रित्य लोकानां नष्ट्संज्ञो विचेतन: । न प्राज्ञायत देवेन्द्रस्त्वभि भूत: स्वकल्मषै:,वे सम्पूर्ण लोकोंकी अन्तिम सीमापर जाकर बेसुध और अचेत होकर रहने लगे। वहाँ अपने ही पापोंसे पीड़ित हुए देवेन्द्रकरा किसीको पता न चला

Transliteration

so 'ntam āśritya lokānāṃ naṣṭasaṃjño vicetanaḥ | na prājñāyata devendras tv abhibhūtaḥ svakalmāṣaiḥ ||

Translation

Refugiando-se no extremo limite dos mundos, permaneceu ali sem sentidos e inconsciente. Oprimido pelas manchas de suas próprias faltas, até Indra, senhor dos deuses, ali passou sem ser reconhecido.

Word by Word

सःhe

अन्तम्end, limit

आश्रित्यhaving resorted to, having reached

लोकानाम्of the worlds/people

नष्टसंज्ञःone whose consciousness is lost

विचेतनःsenseless, unconscious

नnot

प्राज्ञायतwas known, became known

देवेन्द्रःIndra, lord of the gods

तुbut, however

अभिभूतःoverpowered, afflicted

स्वकल्मषैःby his own sins/impurities

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

श

शल्य (Śalya)

द

देवेन्द्र (Devendra/Indra)

ल

लोक (worlds)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes