Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

एवं दग्धा भगवता दानवा: स्वेन तेजेसा । अगस्त्येन तदा राज॑ंस्तपसा भावितात्मना,'“राजन्‌! इस प्रकार शुद्ध अन्तःकरणवाले भगवान्‌ अगस्त्यने अपने तप और तेजसे दानवोंको दग्ध कर दिया था

Transliteration

evaṁ dagdhā bhagavatā dānavāḥ svena tejasā | agastyena tadā rājan tapasā bhāvitātmanā ||

Translation

毗湿摩说：“大王，正是如此，达那婆众被圣者阿伽斯提耶焚尽——其内心由苦行（tapas）净化并淬炼——凭借自身的灵性光辉之力。”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• दग्धाः: burnt, scorched
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह्
• Form: past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भगवता: by the blessed one (the venerable sage)
• भगवता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• दानवाः: the Dānavas (demons)
• दानवाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वेन: by his own
• स्वेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तेजसा: by (his) splendor/energy
• तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अगस्त्येन: by Agastya
• अगस्त्येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तदा: then, at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तपसा: by austerity, by penance
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भावितात्मना: by one whose self was purified/discipled
• भावितात्मना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भावितात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Agastya
• Dānavas
• King (addressed as Rājan)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Purified austerity (tapas) generates tejas—moral-spiritual power—that can restrain destructive forces. The verse highlights inner refinement (bhāvitātman) as the ethical foundation for power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma recounts to the king that the sage Agastya, empowered by his tapas and personal tejas, burned/destroyed the Dānavas, indicating the triumph of ascetic virtue over harmful beings.