Shloka 24

Devanagari script

अद्यन्द्रं स्थापयिष्यामि पश्यतस्ते शतक्रतुम्‌ । संचाल्य पापकर्माणमैन्द्रात्‌ स्थानात्‌ सुदुर्मतिम्‌,आज इस पापाचारी दुर्बुद्धिको इन्द्रपदसे गिराकर मैं आपके देखते-देखते पुनः शतक्रतुको इन्द्रपदपर बिठाऊँगा

Transliteration

adyendraṁ sthāpayiṣyāmi paśyatas te śatakratum | sañcālya pāpakarmāṇam aindrāt sthānāt sudurmatim ||

Translation

อคัสตยะกล่าวว่า “วันนี้ ต่อหน้าต่อตาท่าน ข้าจักสถาปนาศตกรตุ (อินทร์) ขึ้นใหม่. ข้าจักขับไล่ผู้กระทำบาป ผู้มีใจชั่วร้ายนั้นออกจากที่นั่งแห่งอินทร์ แล้วตั้งผู้เป็นเจ้าที่ชอบธรรมกลับสู่บัลลังก์.”

Word by Word

अद्यtoday/now

इन्द्रम्Indra

स्थापयिष्यामिI will establish/seat

पश्यतःwhile (you are) seeing; in the presence of (you)

तेof you/your

शतक्रतुम्Śatakratu (Indra, 'of a hundred rites')

संचाल्यhaving removed/dislodged

पापकर्माणम्evil-doing; of sinful deeds

ऐन्द्रात्from the Indra-related (i.e., Indra’s)

स्थानात्from the position/place

सुदुर्मतिम्the very evil-minded one

Speaker

अगस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Agastya

Indra

Śatakratu

Indra’s seat (Aindra-sthāna)

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?

The verse emphasizes restoration of rightful authority and the removal of corrupt, sinful rule: moral order (dharma) requires that an unworthy usurper be expelled and the legitimate holder of office be re-established.

What is happening in the narrative?

Agastya declares that he will, in the listeners’ presence, expel a wicked-minded wrongdoer from Indra’s position and reinstall Indra (Śatakratu) on the divine throne.