Shloka 23

Adhyāya 136: Yavakrī–Bharadvāja Saṃvāda and the Bāladhī–Dhanuṣākṣa Gāthā

Arrogance, Boons, and Nimitta

Devanagari script

लोमश उवाच एवमुक्त्वा गत: शक्रो यवक्रीरपि भारत । भूय एवाकरोदू यत्नं तपस्यमितविक्रम:,लोमशजी कहते हैं--युधिष्ठिर! ऐसा कहकर इन्द्र चले गये; तब अत्यन्त पराक्रमी यवक्रीतने भी पुनः तपस्याके लिये ही घोर प्रयास आरम्भ कर दिया

Transliteration

lomaśa uvāca evam uktvā gataḥ śakro yavakrīr api bhārata | bhūya evākarod yatnaṃ tapasy amita-vikramaḥ ||

Translation

Ломаша сказал: «Сказав так, Шакра (Индра) удалился. Тогда и Явакрита, о Бхарата (Юдхиштхира), муж неизмеримой мощи, вновь принялся за суровые усилия в тапасе (подвижничестве)».

Word by Word

• लोमशः: Lomaśa (the sage)
• लोमशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Active

• गतः: went / departed
• गतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यवक्रीः: Yavakrī (the sage)
• यवक्रीः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यवक्री
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• भारत: O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भूयः: again / once more
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

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

• अकरोत्: made / undertook / did
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यत्नम्: effort
• यत्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तपसि: in austerity / for penance
• तपसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अमितविक्रमः: of immeasurable prowess
• अमितविक्रमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमितविक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

लोमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• Śakra (Indra)
• Yavakrī
• Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Persistent effort in spiritual practice (tapas) is powerful, but the verse invites reflection on motive: true tapas should align with dharma and humility, not merely with personal ambition or pride in one’s prowess.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Indra (Śakra) finishes speaking and departs, Yavakrī resumes intense ascetic striving, renewing his effort toward austerities; Lomaśa narrates this to Yudhiṣṭhira.