Shloka 13

च्यवन-यज्ञे अश्विनोः सोमग्रहण-विवादः

Cyavana’s Sacrifice and the Aśvins’ Soma Dispute

Devanagari script

लोगश उवाच एतदेव यदा वाक्यमाम्रेडयति देवराट्‌ । अनादृत्य ततः शक्रं ग्रह जग्राह भार्गव:,लोमशजी कहते हैं--युधिष्ठटिर! जब देवराज इन्द्र बार-बार यही बात दुहराने लगे तब भृगुनन्दन च्यवनने उनकी अवहेलना करके अश्विनीकुमारोंको देनेके लिये सोमरसका भाग ग्रहण किया

Transliteration

Lomaśa uvāca: etad eva yadā vākyam āmr̥ḍayati devarāṭ | anādṛtya tataḥ śakraṁ grahaṁ jagrāha bhārgavaḥ ||

Translation

Lomaśa nói: Khi chúa tể chư thiên (Indra) cứ lặp đi lặp lại đúng những lời ấy, vị Bhārgava (Cyavana), chẳng màng đến Śakra, liền nắm lấy phần lễ dâng Soma để phân cho đôi Aśvin.

Word by Word

लोमशःLomasha (the sage)

उवाचsaid

एतत्this

एवindeed/just

यदाwhen

वाक्यम्statement/words

आम्रेडयतिrepeats again and again

देवराट्king of the gods (Indra)

अनादृत्यhaving disregarded

ततःthen/thereupon

शक्रम्Shakra (Indra)

ग्रहःa portion (esp. Soma-offering share)

जग्राहtook/seized

भार्गवःthe Bhargava (descendant of Bhrigu; Chyavana)

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Lomaśa

Devarāṭ (Indra)

Śakra (Indra)

Bhārgava (Cyavana)

Aśvinīkumāras (Aśvins)

Soma (Soma-rasa)

Graha (Soma-portion/cup)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Moral authority grounded in perceived fairness can stand firm even against higher power: Cyavana prioritizes what he considers rightful inclusion (a Soma share for the Aśvins) over Indra’s repeated objections, illustrating resolve in dharma as one understands it.

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra repeatedly insists on his position, but Cyavana (the Bhārgava) ignores him and physically takes the Soma-portion (graha) to assign it to the Aśvin twins, marking a confrontation between a sage’s ritual decision and the king of the gods.