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Shloka 3

इन्द्रस्य दुःखप्राप्तिः—त्रिशिरोवधः, वृत्रोत्पत्तिः, जृम्भिकाजननम्

Indra’s Distress: Slaying of Triśiras, Birth of Vṛtra, and the Origin of Yawning

त्वष्टा प्रजापतिहासीद्‌ देवश्रेष्ठोी महातपा: । स पुत्र वै त्रिशिरसमिन्द्रद्रोहात्‌ किलासृजत्‌

tvaṣṭā prajāpatiḥ āsīd devaśreṣṭho mahātapāḥ | sa putraṃ vai triśirasaṃ indradrohāt kilāsṛjat |

Śalya nói: “Thuở xưa có Tvaṣṭṛ, một Prajāpati—bậc tối thắng trong hàng chư thiên và là một đại khổ hạnh. Người ta kể rằng, vì nuôi lòng thù nghịch đối với Indra, ông đã sinh ra một người con tên Triśiras, kẻ ba đầu.”

त्वष्टाTvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)
त्वष्टा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootत्वष्टृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रजापतिःPrajāpati (lord of creatures)
प्रजापतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect, Third, Singular
देवश्रेष्ठःbest among the gods
देवश्रेष्ठः:
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महातपाःof great austerity
महातपाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहातपस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुत्रम्a son
पुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
त्रिशिरसम्three-headed
त्रिशिरसम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रिशिरस्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इन्द्रद्रोहात्from hostility toward Indra / due to enmity with Indra
इन्द्रद्रोहात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रद्रोह
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
किलit is said; indeed
किल:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिल
असृजत्created; produced
असृजत्:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
FormImperfect, Third, Singular

शल्य उवाच

Ś
Śalya
T
Tvaṣṭṛ (Tvaṣṭā)
P
Prajāpati
I
Indra
T
Triśiras (Triśirā)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights an ethical warning: when hostility (droha) arises—even in a venerable, ascetic figure—it can lead to creations/actions that disrupt harmony and set larger conflicts in motion. Inner intention becomes causally potent.

Śalya introduces a traditional account: Tvaṣṭṛ, a Prajāpati famed for austerity, becomes antagonistic toward Indra and, due to that antagonism, produces a three-headed son named Triśiras.