Shloka 33

Marutta’s Sacrifice: Indra’s Threat, Saṃvarta’s Mantric Restraint, and Divine Reconciliation (अध्याय १०)

Devanagari script

ततः पीत्वा बलभित्‌ सोममग्रयं ये चाप्यन्ये सोमपा देवसंघा: । सर्वेडनुज्ञाता: प्रययु: पार्थिवेन यथाजोष॑ तर्पिता: प्रीतिमन्‍्त:

Transliteration

tataḥ pītvā balabhit somam agryaṃ ye cāpy anye somapā devasaṅghāḥ | sarve 'nujñātāḥ prayayuḥ pārthivena yathājoṣaṃ tarpitāḥ prītimantaḥ ||

Translation

其后，破力者（因陀罗）饮尽上妙苏摩；其余诸饮苏摩之天众亦同饮此甘露。众神皆得满足而欢悦，遂蒙国王许可，各自辞去，归还本宫。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (पिबति)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active

• बलभित्: Indra (slayer of Bala)
• बलभित्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलभिद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सोमम्: Soma (soma-juice)
• सोमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• अग्र्यम्: excellent, best
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र्य
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• ये: who, those who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

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

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सोमपाः: Soma-drinkers
• सोमपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमप
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• देवसंघाः: assemblies/groups of gods
• देवसंघाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवसंघ
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• अनुज्ञाताः: permitted, given leave
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुज्ञा (धातु: ज्ञा) / अनुज्ञात
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, nominative, plural

• प्रययुः: they departed, went forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd, plural, active

• पार्थिवेन: by the king
• पार्थिवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• जोषम्: to their satisfaction/pleasure
• Type: Noun
• Root: जोष
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• तर्पिताः: satiated, satisfied
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृप् / तर्पित
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, nominative, plural

• प्रीतिमन्तः: joyful, pleased
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतिमन्त्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

व्याय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Balabhit)
• Soma
• Devasaṅgha (host of gods)
• Pārthiva (the king; contextually Marutta)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous ruler upholds dharma through proper sacrificial hospitality: offering the due share to the worthy (here, Soma to the gods), ensuring guests are satisfied, and granting leave respectfully—so that ritual order and social-ethical order align.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the sacrifice, Indra and the other Soma-entitled gods drink the finest Soma, become satisfied and pleased, and then—having received the king’s permission—depart to their respective abodes.