Shloka 24

Marutta–Indra Rivalry and Bṛhaspati’s Priestly Refusal (मरुत्तेन्द्रस्पर्धा—बृहस्पतेः पौरोहित्यनिश्चयः)

Devanagari script

त्वमाजहर्थ देवानामेको वीरश्रियं पराम्‌ । त्वं बिभर्षि भुवं द्यांच सदैव बलसूदन

Transliteration

tvam ājahartha devānām eko vīraśriyaṁ parām | tvaṁ bibharṣi bhuvaṁ dyāṁ ca sadaiva balasūdana ||

Translation

毗耶娑说道：“唯有你一人，为诸天赢得了至高的英雄荣光。噢，巴罗苏达那（‘诛巴罗者’），你恒常扶持并守护大地与苍穹。”

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• आजहर्थ: you have brought/obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (हरति)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• एकः: alone, single, unique
• एकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वीरश्रियम्: heroic glory/splendour
• वीरश्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरश्री
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पराम्: supreme, highest
• पराम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• बिभर्षि: you bear/support/maintain
• Type: Verb
• Root: भृ (भरति)
• Form: Present (Laṭ), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भुवम्: the earth/world
• भुवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुव् (भू) / भुवन (as noun-stem भुव्)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• द्याम्: the heaven/sky
• द्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यौ
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• सदैव: always, ever
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा + एव

• बलसूदन: O slayer of Bala (epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलसूदन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Devas (the gods)
• Balasūdana
• Bhū (earth)
• Dyauḥ (heaven/sky)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames ideal power as dharmic guardianship: true heroism is not mere conquest but sustaining order—protecting the world (earth) and the higher moral-cosmic realm (heaven).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa addresses a celebrated hero with an honorific epithet, praising him as uniquely responsible for securing divine welfare and for continually upholding and safeguarding both earthly and heavenly domains.