Shloka 16

Adhyāya 223: Nāradasya Guṇa-kathana

Catalogue of Nārada’s Virtues

Devanagari script

यत्‌ तद्‌ यानसहसैस्त्वं ज्ञातिभि: परिवारित: । लोकान्‌ प्रतापयन्‌ सर्वान्‌ यास्यस्मानवितर्कयन्‌

Transliteration

yat tad yāna-sahasrais tvaṁ jñātibhiḥ parivāritaḥ | lokān pratāpayan sarvān yāsy asmān avitarkayan ||

Translation

释迦说道：“往昔你被千乘万舆与宗族亲属簇拥，凭威势所至，灼迫众生——出行之时，仿佛诸天，乃至我等，都不值你一念。”

Word by Word

• यत्: which/that (thing)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that (very thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• यान-सहसैः: with thousands of vehicles
• यान-सहसैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान + सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• ज्ञातिभिः: by/with kinsmen
• ज्ञातिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञाति
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• परिवारितः: surrounded
• परिवारितः: Karta
• Type: Participle
• Root: परि + वृत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive, Past (PPP)

• लोकान्: worlds/people
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रतापयन्: scorching/afflicting
• प्रतापयन्: Karta
• Type: Participle
• Root: प्र + तप्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Active, Present (Shatr)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• यास्यसि: you will go / you will travel
• यास्यसि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Future (Simple Future), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Plural

• अवितर्कयन्: not considering / disregarding
• अवितर्कयन्: Karta
• Type: Participle
• Root: अ + वि + तर्क्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Active, Present (Shatr)

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• devas (gods)
• jñātis (kinsmen/relatives)
• lokāḥ (people/worlds)
• yāna (vehicles/conveyances)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Unchecked power and pride lead to disregard for moral limits and even contempt for higher authority; the verse functions as a rebuke, urging humility and responsible conduct rather than oppressive display of might.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śakra (Indra) addresses someone who once traveled in great pomp—surrounded by many vehicles and relatives—oppressing people and acting as if the gods were insignificant, highlighting the person’s former arrogance as a point of admonition.