Shloka 443

Devanagari script

बभूव परमप्रीतो भूयश्वैतावयोधयत्‌ | इन्द्र भी उस युद्धमें बार-बार उन दोनों वीरोंका पराक्रम देख बड़े प्रसन्न हुए और पुनः उन दोनोंके साथ युद्ध करने लगे

Transliteration

babhūva paramaprīto bhūyaś caitāv ayodhayat |

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：因陀罗极为欢喜；他一次又一次与那两位英雄交战，乐于反复目睹他们的英勇威势。

Word by Word

• बभूव: became / was
• बभूव: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद, परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन

• परमप्रीतः: very pleased / extremely delighted
• परमप्रीतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमप्रीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भूयः: again, repeatedly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्/भूयः (अव्यय)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• एतौ: these two (persons)
• एतौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• अवयोधयत्: made (them) fight / fought (with them)
• अवयोधयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु) [णिच्: योधय-]
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथम, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Indra
• two heroes (etau vīrau)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Excellence in a warrior’s duty is recognized through repeated, disciplined testing; true admiration of valor expresses itself as an impartial challenge rather than envy or avoidance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra, delighted by the prowess of two heroes, repeatedly resumes combat with them, continuing the encounter to witness and measure their strength and courage.