Shloka 17
Vāsudeva’s Upadeśa: The Inner Enemy and the Indra–Vṛtra Precedent (आत्मशत्रु-बोधः; इन्द्र-वृत्रोपाख्यानम्)
Devanagari script
स वध्यमानो वजेण तस्मिन्नमिततेजसा
Transliteration
sa vadhyamāno vajreṇa tasminnamitatejasā
Translation
Bị đánh gục bởi lưỡi lôi đình (vajra) của bậc rực rỡ vô lượng ấy, hắn đang bị giết.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वध्यमानःbeing struck/killed
वध्यमानः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवध्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वज्रेणwith a thunderbolt/weapon
वज्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
तस्मिन्in/at that (one/place/time)
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
अमिततेजसाby/with (one of) immeasurable splendor
अमिततेजसा:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअमिततेजस्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वज्र (vajra, thunderbolt)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the idea that overwhelming power, especially when associated with divine or righteous authority, can function as a necessary instrument to curb and destroy what must be restrained for the maintenance of order.
A figure is described as being struck down—‘being slain’—by a vajra (thunderbolt) wielded by someone characterized as possessing immeasurable splendor, emphasizing the decisive and unstoppable nature of the blow.