Shloka 15

दितितपः-शक्रपरिचर्या-गर्भभेदः

Diti’s Penance, Indra’s Service, and the Severing of the Embryo

Devanagari script

तमहं त्वत्कृते पुत्र समाधास्ये जयोत्सुकम्।त्रैलोक्यविजयं पुत्र सह भोक्ष्यसि विज्वर:।।1.46.15।।

Transliteration

tam ahaṁ tvat-kṛte putra samādhāsye jayotsukam | trailokya-vijayaṁ putra saha bhokṣyasi vijvaraḥ ||1.46.15||

Translation

孩子啊，为了你，我将塑造他，使其渴望胜利；而你，我的孩子，将无忧无苦，与他一同享受征服三界之乐。

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• त्वत्-कृते: for your sake
• त्वत्-कृते: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम) + कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास; 'त्वत्कृते' = 'for your sake' (हेतौ/प्रयोजनार्थे)

• पुत्र: O son
• पुत्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• समाधास्ये: I shall unite/bring (him)
• समाधास्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + धा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; causative sense not intended here: 'I shall arrange/bring together'

• जय-उत्सुकम्: eager for victory
• जय-उत्सुकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (उपपद/षष्ठीभाव) समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying 'तम्'

• त्रैलोक्य-विजयम्: conquest of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्य-विजयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• पुत्र: O son
• पुत्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक (preposition/adverb)

• भोक्ष्यसि: you will enjoy
• भोक्ष्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• विज्वरः: free from grief/fever
• विज्वरः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; qualifying implied 'त्वम्'

Context

O Child! I'll create in him eagerness victory. Together with him you will gain victory over the three worlds. Relieved of sorrows, enjoy you'll with him".

Characters & Entities

• Diti
• Indra
• three worlds (trailokya)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse highlights how intentions shape outcomes: even when framed as blessing, the pursuit of domination must be weighed against dharma, since power-seeking can generate conflict and moral peril.

What is the narrative situation?

Diti assures Indra that the promised son will be made victory-driven, and that Indra will share in great triumph once the austerity bears fruit.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Here the emphasis is less on virtue and more on motive: it foregrounds the ethical tension between rightful order and the desire for universal conquest.