Shloka 12

Indra-vijaya Upākhyāna and Śalya’s Assurance to Yudhiṣṭhira (इन्द्रविजयोपाख्यानम् — शल्ययुधिष्ठिरसंवादः)

Devanagari script

एवं त्वमपि राजेन्द्र राज्यं प्राप्स्पसि भारत । वृत्र हत्वा यथा प्राप्त: शक्र: कौरवनन्दन

Transliteration

evaṁ tvam api rājendra rājyaṁ prāpsyasi bhārata | vṛtraṁ hatvā yathā prāptaḥ śakraḥ kauravanandana ||

Translation

شالیہ نے کہا—اے راجندر، اے بھارت! تم بھی سلطنت حاصل کرو گے۔ جس طرح ورترا کو قتل کرکے شکر (اندرا) نے اپنی بادشاہت دوبارہ پائی تھی، اسی طرح، اے کورو-نندن، تم بھی اپنا راج حاصل کرو گے۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• राज्यम्: kingdom, sovereignty
• राज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्स्यसि: you will obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Future (Simple Future/लृट्), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भारत: O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• वृत्रम्: Vṛtra (the demon)
• वृत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (sense)

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• प्राप्तः: obtained (has obtained)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कौरवनन्दन: O delight of the Kauravas
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरवनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śalya
• Bhārata (Kuru prince addressed)
• Śakra (Indra)
• Vṛtra
• Kuru/Kaurava lineage
• Rājya (kingdom/sovereignty)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches confidence in rightful sovereignty: a king who stands firm in his kṣatriya duty and fights to restore legitimate rule can regain the kingdom, illustrated through Indra’s recovery of sovereignty after defeating Vṛtra.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya addresses a Kuru prince (Bhārata/Kauravanandana), offering reassurance and motivation by citing the well-known myth of Indra slaying Vṛtra and thereby attaining his kingdom, implying a similar outcome for the addressee.