Shloka 15
Nahūṣa’s Fall Explained: Agastya’s Account to Indra (Śalya-narrated)
Devanagari script
यच्चापि त्वमृषीन् मूढ ब्रह्मुकल्पान् दुरासदान्
Transliteration
yaccāpi tvam ṛṣīn mūḍha brahmukalpān durāsadān
Translation
மேலும், ஓ மயக்கமுற்றவனே! பிரம்மனுக்கு ஒப்பான, அணுக இயலாத, அச்சுறுத்தும் முனிவர்களையே நீ எதிர்கொள்ளத் துணிந்தாய்; இதனால் உன் கட்டற்ற அகந்தையும், உண்மையான ஆன்மிக அதிகாரத்தை அறியாத அறியாமையும் வெளிப்படுகின்றன.
Word by Word
यत्and that which / that (fact) that
यत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद्
Formrelative pronoun (neuter singular accusative used adverbially: 'that which/that')
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Formconjunction
अपिalso / even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
Formparticle
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formmasculine (pronoun), nominative, singular
ऋषीन्sages
ऋषीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
मूढO deluded one / O fool
मूढ:
TypeAdjective
Rootमूढ
Formmasculine, vocative, singular (addressing 'you')
ब्रह्मकल्पान्Brahma-like / equal to Brahmā
ब्रह्मकल्पान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्मकल्प
Formmasculine, accusative, plural (agreeing with ऋषीन्)
दुरासदान्hard to approach / unassailable
दुरासदान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदुरासद
Formmasculine, accusative, plural (agreeing with ऋषीन्)
Speaker
अगस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
AgastyaṚ
ṛṣis (sages)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
One should recognize and honor spiritual authority; arrogance that leads one to challenge or disrespect great sages is portrayed as delusion and a breach of dharma.
Agastya rebukes the addressed person, pointing out that he has even taken on mighty ṛṣis—Brahma-like and unapproachable—highlighting the speaker’s condemnation of the person’s folly and overconfidence.