Shloka 7

Nāga-prādhānya-nāma-kathana

Principal Nāga Names Enumerated

Devanagari script

शक्रस्तु वीर्यसदृशमि ध्यभारं गिरिप्रभम्‌ | समुद्यम्यानयामास नातिकृच्छादिव प्रभु:,इन्द्र शक्तिशाली थे। उन्होंने अपने बलके अनुसार लकड़ीका एक पहाड़-जैसा बोझ उठा लिया और उसे बिना कष्टके ही वे ले आये

Transliteration

śakrastu vīryasadṛśam idhyabhāraṃ giriprabham | samudyamyānayāmāsa nātikṛcchād iva prabhuḥ ||

Translation

Śaunaka nói: Indra, bậc chúa tể hùng mạnh, đã nhấc lên một gánh củi lớn như núi, xứng với sức lực của mình, rồi mang về thật dễ dàng, như thể chẳng hề tốn công.

Word by Word

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

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• वीर्यसदृशम्: commensurate with (his) strength
• वीर्यसदृशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यसदृश
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उद्यभारम्: a burden to be lifted / an uplifted burden
• उद्यभारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यभार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गिरिप्रभम्: mountain-like
• गिरिप्रभम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गिरिप्रभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समुद्यम्य: having lifted/raising up
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-यम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• आनयामास: brought
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी
• Form: Periphrastic Perfect (लिट्-परस्मैपद, आमास-प्रयोग), Third, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अतिकृच्छात्: from great difficulty / with excessive hardship
• अतिकृच्छात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिकृच्छ
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

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

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śaunaka
• Śakra (Indra)
• idhma (firewood/fuel burden)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Strength is best shown when it is proportionate, purposeful, and used in service; true capability performs necessary work without ostentation or complaint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śaunaka describes Indra lifting a mountain-like bundle of fuel and bringing it back easily, highlighting Indra’s extraordinary power and readiness to accomplish the task.