Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

एवं सेन्द्रा वसिष्ठेन रक्षितास्त्रिदिवौकस: । ब्रह्मदत्तवराश्चैव हता दैत्या महात्मना

Transliteration

evaṃ sendrā vasiṣṭhena rakṣitās tridivaukasaḥ | brahmadattavarāś caiva hatā daityā mahātmanā ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“于是，具大德的婆悉吒(Vasiṣṭha)护佑了三界之众——以因陀罗(Indra)为首的诸天。并且，那位大魂之圣者也诛灭了诸代底耶(Daitya)，即便他们曾受梵天(Brahmā)赐福亦然。”

Word by Word

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

• स-इन्द्राः: with Indra (i.e., including Indra)
• स-इन्द्राः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वसिष्ठेन: by Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• रक्षिताः: protected
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: kta (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Passive/resultative

• त्रि-दिव-ओकसः: the dwellers of heaven (gods)
• त्रि-दिव-ओकसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओकस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्रह्म-दत्त-वराः: having boons granted by Brahmā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• हताः: slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: kta (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Passive/resultative

• दैत्याः: Daityas (demons)
• दैत्याः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Vasiṣṭha
• Indra
• Brahmā
• Tridivaukasaḥ (the gods)
• Daityas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma-protecting spiritual authority can neutralize even boon-protected power. Boons from Brahmā do not grant moral immunity; when beings act against cosmic order, they can still be checked by a great sage acting for protection of the righteous.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma recounts an episode where the sage Vasiṣṭha safeguards the gods led by Indra and defeats the Daityas, including those who possessed boons granted by Brahmā, highlighting the triumph of dharmic protection over destructive aggression.