Mahabharata 9.45.36 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 45, Shloka 36

Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission

Devanagari script

ददावनलपुत्राय वासव: परवीरहा । तौ हि शत्रून्‌ महेन्द्रस्य जघ्नतु: समरे बहूनू

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | dadāv analaputrāya vāsavaḥ paravīrahā | tau hi śatrūn mahendrasya jaghnatuḥ samare bahūn | rudravasubhir ādityair aśvibhyāṃ ca vṛtaḥ prabhuḥ |

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：因陀罗——诛灭敌方勇士者——赐予火神阿耆尼之子、斯坎陀两名侍从：乌特克罗沙与般遮迦。主神立于战阵之前，周遭环列诸天的雄师——鲁陀罗众、婆苏众、阿底提耶众，以及双生阿湿毗尼——威势赫然。那两名侍从手执金刚杵与杖，於战场上击杀了因陀罗的许多仇敌。

Word by Word

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), 3, singular, परस्मैपद

• अनल-पुत्राय: to the son of Agni (Skanda)
• अनल-पुत्राय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनलपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• वासवः: Vāsava (Indra)
• वासवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव (इन्द्र)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पर-वीर-हा: slayer of enemy-heroes
• पर-वीर-हा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परवीरहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• हि: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• शत्रून्: enemies
• शत्रून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• महेन्द्रस्य: of Mahendra (Indra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• जघ्नतुः: slew
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (हिंसायाम्)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), 3, dual, परस्मैपद

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• बहून्: many
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Indra (Vāsava, Mahendra)
• Agni
• Skanda (Kārttikeya)
• Utkrośa
• Pañcaka
• Rudras
• Vasus
• Ādityas
• Aśvinau (Aśvinīkumāras)
• Vajra (thunderbolt)
• Daṇḍa (staff)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power in dharmic conflict is shown as coordinated and duty-bound: leaders empower capable agents, and victory comes through disciplined support aligned with the maintenance of cosmic and social order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Indra grants Skanda two attendants—Utkrośa and Pañcaka—who, armed with the vajra and the staff, help destroy many of Indra’s enemies in battle, while the gods (Rudras, Vasus, Ādityas, and Aśvins) stand assembled around the divine commander.