Shloka 22

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 13: Śacī’s Delay, Deva-Counsel, and Indra’s Purification

Devanagari script

ततः शचीपतिर्देव: पुनरेव व्यनश्यत । अदृश्य: सर्वभूतानां कालाकाड्क्षी चचार ह

Transliteration

tataḥ śacīpatir devaḥ punar eva vyanāśyata | adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ kālākāṅkṣī cacāra ha ||

Translation

于是，舍支之主的天神因陀罗又一次隐没无形。对一切众生皆不可见，他悄然行走，静候其时。

Word by Word

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

• शचीपतिः: the lord of Śacī (Indra)
• शचीपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शचीपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• व्यनश्यत्: disappeared, vanished
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• अदृश्यः: invisible
• अदृश्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदृश्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• कालाकाङ्क्षी: awaiting the time (opportune moment)
• कालाकाङ्क्षी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कालाकाङ्क्षिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चचार: wandered, moved about
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

नहुष उवाच

Characters & Entities

• नहुष (Nahusha)
• शचीपति / इन्द्र (Śacīpati/Indra)
• शची (Śacī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical value of timing and restraint: even a powerful figure like Indra chooses to withdraw and wait for the appropriate moment, suggesting that prudent patience can be more dharmic and effective than impulsive action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nahusha narrates that Indra, the lord of Śacī, vanishes again and becomes invisible to all beings, moving about while awaiting the right time—indicating concealment and strategic withdrawal within the unfolding events.