Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

सम्पूज्य सर्वास्त्रिदशानृषीं श्वापि तपोधनान्‌ | इन्द्र: प्रमुदितो राजन्‌ धर्मेणापालयत्‌ प्रजा:

Transliteration

sampūjya sarvāstridaśān ṛṣīṁś cāpi tapodhanān | indraḥ pramudito rājan dharmeṇāpālayat prajāḥ ||

Translation

اے راجن! اس کے بعد تمام دیوتاؤں اور تپسی رشیوں کی باقاعدہ پوجا و تعظیم کرکے دیوراج اندر نہایت مسرور ہوا اور دھرم کے مطابق رعایا کی پرورش و نگہبانی کرنے لگا۔

Word by Word

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-पूज्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• त्रिदशान्: the gods (thirty-three)
• त्रिदशान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ऋषीन्: sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

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

• तपोधनान्: those whose wealth is austerity (ascetic sages)
• तपोधनान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोधन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रमुदितः: delighted/very pleased
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-मुद्
• Form: क्त (past participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• धर्मेण: by righteousness / according to dharma
• धर्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अपालयत्: protected/ruled
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (पालने)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रजाः: the subjects/people
• प्रजाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Tridaśas (the gods/devas)
• Ṛṣis (sages)
• Tapodhanas (ascetic sages)
• Prajāḥ (the people/subjects)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Legitimate rule is sustained by dharma: a ruler should honor the divine order and the counsel of austere sages, and then protect the people through righteous governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya describes Indra’s conduct: after worshipping the gods and venerable ascetics, Indra becomes pleased and proceeds to govern and protect his subjects in a dharmic manner.