Shloka 46

कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्

Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्‌ नृपतिशार्टूले प्रविष्टे नगरं पुनः । प्रववर्ष सहस्राक्ष: सस्यानि जनयन्‌ प्रभु:,उन श्रेष्ठ राजाके नगरमें प्रवेश करनेपर भगवान्‌ इन्द्रने वहाँ अन्नका उत्पादन बढ़ानेके लिये पुनः अच्छी वर्षा की

Transliteration

tasmin nṛpatiśārdūle praviṣṭe nagaraṃ punaḥ | pravavarṣa sahasrākṣaḥ sasyāni janayan prabhuḥ ||

Translation

Khi “mãnh hổ giữa các bậc quân vương” bước vào thành lần nữa, Indra hùng mạnh—đấng ngàn mắt—lại cho mưa đổ xuống, khiến mùa màng sinh sôi tốt tươi.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (time/person)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• नृपतिशार्दूले: in the tiger among kings (best king)
• नृपतिशार्दूले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपतिशार्दूल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्रविष्टे: having entered
• प्रविष्टे: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Locative, Singular

• नगरम्: the city
• नगरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• प्रववर्ष: rained down
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वृष्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सहस्राक्षः: the thousand-eyed one (Indra)
• सहस्राक्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्राक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सस्यानि: crops, grains
• सस्यानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सस्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• जनयन्: producing, causing to grow
• जनयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (जनयति)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभुः: the lord
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वसिष्ठ (Vasiṣṭha)
• इन्द्र (Indra / Sahasrākṣa)
• नगर (the city)
• सस्य (crops/grain)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reflects the Mahābhārata’s ethic that social well-being depends on harmony between righteous rulership and cosmic/divine order: when dharma is upheld, nature supports life through timely rain and agricultural abundance.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the exemplary king re-enters the city, Indra sends rain again, specifically to increase the production of crops, signaling renewed prosperity and divine favor for the realm.