Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

वीर्येणाप्रतिमो लोके वृत्तेन च बलेन च | शतक्रतुरिवौजस्वी धर्मात्मा संशितव्रत:

Transliteration

vīryeṇāpratimo loke vṛttena ca balena ca | śatakratur ivaujassvī dharmātmā saṃśitavrataḥ ||

Translation

毗耶娑说：“世间无人能与之比肩——无论勇武、正行，抑或力量。其威光如沙塔克拉图（因陀罗），以大力而炽盛；笃信达摩，坚守所受严誓。”

Word by Word

• वीर्येण: by valor/heroic power
• वीर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अप्रतिमः: unmatched, incomparable
• अप्रतिमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रतिम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वृत्तेन: by conduct/character
• वृत्तेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• बलेन: by strength
• बलेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• शतक्रतुः: Śatakratu (Indra, 'of a hundred rites')
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतक्रतु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• औजस्वी: vigorous, full of energy
• औजस्वी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: औजस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संशितव्रतः: of firm/strict vows
• संशितव्रतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संशितव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Śatakratu (Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True excellence is presented as a harmony of three: valor (vīrya), strength (bala), and ethical conduct (vṛtta). The verse praises a ruler not merely for power but for dharma-centered character and disciplined vows.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa is describing an exemplary figure, declaring him unmatched in the world and comparing his splendor to Indra (Śatakratu), emphasizing his righteousness and strict observance of vows.