Shloka 4

नहुषो हि महाराज राजर्षि: सुमहातपा: । देवराज्यमनुप्राप्त: सुकृतेनेह कर्मणा,महाराज! राजर्षि नहुष बड़े भारी तपस्वी थे। उन्होंने अपने पुण्यकर्मके प्रभावसे देवराज इन्द्रका पद प्राप्त कर लिया था

Nahuṣo hi mahārāja rājarṣiḥ sumahātapāḥ | devarājyam anuprāptaḥ sukṛtenehakarmaṇā, mahārāja ||

ภีษมะกล่าวว่า— “ข้าแต่มหาราช พระนะหุษะเป็นราชฤๅษีผู้มีตบะยิ่งใหญ่ยิ่งนัก ด้วยอานิสงส์แห่งกรรมอันเป็นกุศลที่ทรงกระทำไว้ในโลกนี้ พระองค์จึงได้บรรลุราชสมบัติแห่งเทวะ คือได้ครองตำแหน่งพระอินทร์”

नहुषःNahusha
नहुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनहुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहा-राज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
राजर्षिःroyal sage
राजर्षिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराज-ऋषि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुमहातपाःof very great austerity
सुमहातपाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-महा-तपस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
देवराज्यम्the sovereignty of the gods
देवराज्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-राज्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अनुप्राप्तःhaving attained/obtained
अनुप्राप्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootanu-√प्राप्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
सुकृतेनby merit/virtuous deed
सुकृतेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसु-कृत
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
इहhere (in this world)
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
कर्मणाby action/deed
कर्मणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहा-राज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
N
Nahuṣa
I
Indra

Educational Q&A

High status—even divine sovereignty—is presented as the fruit of tapas and sukṛta (meritorious action). The verse underscores moral causality: disciplined virtue and righteous deeds can elevate one’s station, implying that authority is ideally grounded in dharma rather than mere birth or power.

Bhīṣma begins (or continues) an exemplum about King Nahuṣa. He states that Nahuṣa, a royal sage renowned for austerity, gained the position of Indra through the power of his accumulated merit, setting up a larger moral narrative about conduct and the responsibilities that accompany elevated power.