Shloka 58
Adhyaya 74 — King Svarashtra, the Deer-Queen’s Curse, and the Rise of Tamasa Manu
Sanskrit
महाबलो महावीर्यः शतयज्ञोपलक्षितः ।
शिखिरीन्द्रस्तथा तेषां देवानामभवद्विभुः ॥
Transliteration
mahābalo mahāvīryaḥ śatayajñopalakṣitaḥ / śikhirindrastathā teṣāṃ devānāmabhavadvibhuḥ
Translation
बलवान् पराक्रमेण च बलवान् शतयज्ञविशिष्टः शिखिरी तेषां देवानामिन्द्रोऽभवत् प्रभुः।
Word by Word
mahā-balaḥof great strength
mahā-balaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महत् बलं यस्य
mahā-vīryaḥof great valor/power
mahā-vīryaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय
śata-yajña-upalakṣitaḥdistinguished by a hundred sacrifices
śata-yajña-upalakṣitaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootśata (प्रातिपदिक) + yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + upalakṣita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: शतयज्ञैः उपलक्षितः (distinguished by hundred sacrifices)
śikhirīndraḥŚikhirīndra (name of Indra)
śikhirīndraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśikhirin (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/उपपद: ‘śikhirin’ (peacock-crested/with plume) + ‘indra’ (chief) → proper name
tathāand
tathā:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; ‘also/and’
teṣāmof them
teṣām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन
devānāmof the gods
devānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन
abhavatwas/became
abhavat:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
Formलङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
vibhuḥthe mighty one, lord
vibhuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) (predicate)
TypeNoun
Rootvibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष्य (predicate noun)
Speakers
Markandeya narrating
Primary Deities
Indra (Śikhirī as the Indra of this Manvantara)
Key ThemesIndra-office successionMerit via yajñaCosmic governance
FAQs
Authority is grounded in merit (yajña) and capacity (bala, vīrya). The ‘Indra’ role is presented as earned and cyclical, not permanent.
Manvantara: identification of the reigning Indra is a standard element of Manvantara description.
Indra symbolizes the ruling faculty (command) within the cosmos/psyche; ‘hundred sacrifices’ implies sustained self-offering that stabilizes leadership.