Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मवध्याभिभूतो वै शक्र: सुरगणेश्वर: । गतिश्न नस्त्वं देवेश पूर्वजो जगत: प्रभु:

Transliteration

brahmavadhyābhibhūto vai śakraḥ suragaṇeśvaraḥ | gatiś ca naṣṭvāṁ deveśa pūrvajo jagataḥ prabhuḥ ||

Translation

Śakra (Indra), senhor das hostes dos deuses, foi de fato oprimido pelo pecado de matar um brâmane. Tendo perdido seu rumo e seu posto legítimos, tu—ó Senhor dos deuses, o Antigo, soberano do mundo—ficaste como que velado e deslocado.

Word by Word

ब्रह्मवध्याभिभूतःoverpowered/afflicted by the sin of brahma-slaying

वैindeed

शक्रःŚakra (Indra)

सुरगणेश्वरःlord of the host of gods

गतिश्नःmoving about / roaming

नःof us / our

त्वम्you

देवेशO lord of the gods

पूर्वजःthe elder / the first-born

जगतःof the world

प्रभुःlord, master

Speaker

नहुष उवाच

Characters & Entities

न

नहुष (Nahusha)

श

शक्र / इन्द्र (Śakra/Indra)

स

सुरगण (hosts of gods)

ब

ब्रह्मवध्या (sin of brahma-slaying)

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

What is the core teaching?

Even the highest authority is not beyond moral law: grave wrongdoing (here, brahma-slaying) brings loss of stability, legitimacy, and clear direction, showing that power must remain accountable to dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nahusha addresses Indra (Śakra), stating that Indra has been overcome by the taint of brahma-slaying and has lost his proper state or course, implying a disruption in divine leadership and order.