Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ततः शक्रो$तिसंक्रुद्धस्त्रिदशानां महेश्वर: । पाण्डुरं गजमास्थाय तायुभौ समुपाद्रवत्‌,तब देवताओंके महाराज इन्द्र श्वेत ऐरावतपर आरूढ़ हो अत्यन्त क्रोधपूर्वक उन दोनोंकी ओर दौड़े

Transliteration

tataḥ śakro ’tisaṃkruddhas tridaśānāṃ maheśvaraḥ | pāṇḍuraṃ gajam āsthāya tāv ubhau samupādravat ||

Translation

అప్పుడు త్రిదశుల మహేశ్వరుడైన శక్రుడు (ఇంద్రుడు) అత్యంత క్రోధంతో శ్వేత ఐరావతంపై అధిరోహించి ఆ ఇద్దరి వైపు వేగంగా దూసుకెళ్లాడు।

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

शक्रःŚakra (Indra)

अतिसंक्रुद्धःexceedingly enraged

त्रिदशानाम्of the thirty (gods), i.e., of the gods

महेश्वरःthe great lord (chief)

पाण्डुरम्pale/white

गजम्elephant

आस्थायhaving mounted/ascended

तौthose two; them both

उभौboth

समुपाद्रवत्ran up/charged towards

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śakra (Indra)

Tridaśa (the gods)

Pāṇḍura gaja (the pale/white elephant, i.e., Airāvata by implication)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical danger of krodha (wrath): even a protector-figure like Indra can be propelled into aggressive action when anger dominates. It invites reflection on the need for restraint and discernment so that power serves dharma rather than impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Indra, furious, mounts his pale elephant and rushes to confront ‘those two’ individuals mentioned in the surrounding context, signaling an imminent clash driven by divine anger.