Mahabharat

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इन्द्रत्वे ऽपि सथितं वीर बलहीनं पराजितम आवयॊश च मिथॊ भेदे परयतिष्यन्त्य अतन्द्रिताः ।। ३-२१८-१६ ।।

sanskrit

'Especially now that I have been stripped of my power and defeated by you, if I were to act as Indra, I would not command the respect of all creatures. They would sow discord between us, and, my lord, they would become the partisans of one or the other of us.' ।। 3-218-16 ।।

english translation

indratve 'pi sathitaM vIra balahInaM parAjitama Avayòza ca mithò bhede parayatiSyantya atandritAH || 3-218-16 ||

hk transliteration

भेदिते च तवयि विभॊ लॊकॊ दवैधम उपेष्यति दविधा भूतेषु लॊकेषु निश्चितेष्व आवयॊस तथा विग्रहः संप्रवर्तेत भूतभेदान महाबल ।। ३-२१८-१७ ।।

sanskrit

'When you are divided, O Mighty One, the world shall descend into duality. With beings and worlds firmly established in their divisions, a conflict between us shall inevitably arise, shattering the existing order through the separation of fundamental elements.' ।। 3-218-17 ।।

english translation

bhedite ca tavayi vibhò lòkò davaidhama upeSyati davidhA bhUteSu lòkeSu nizciteSva Avayòsa tathA vigrahaH saMpravarteta bhUtabhedAna mahAbala || 3-218-17 ||

hk transliteration

तत्र तवं मां रणे तात यथाश्रद्धं विजेष्यसि तस्माद इन्द्रॊ भवान अद्य भविता मा विचारय ।। ३-२१८-१८ ।।

sanskrit

'There in battle, you shall conquer me according to your conviction. Therefore, today you shall become Indra - do not hesitate or doubt.' ।। 3-218-18 ।।

english translation

tatra tavaM mAM raNe tAta yathAzraddhaM vijeSyasi tasmAda indrò bhavAna adya bhavitA mA vicAraya || 3-218-18 ||

hk transliteration

[सकन्द] तवम एव राजा भद्रं ते तरैलॊक्यस्य ममैव च करॊमि किं च ते शक्र शासनं तद बरवीहि मे ।। ३-२१८-१९ ।।

sanskrit

'Skanda replied, "You, O Sakra, are my sovereign, as well as the ruler of the three worlds; may you be prosperous! Tell me, if there are any commands of yours that I can obey."' ।। 3-218-19 ।।

english translation

[sakanda] tavama eva rAjA bhadraM te tarailòkyasya mamaiva ca karòmi kiM ca te zakra zAsanaM tada baravIhi me || 3-218-19 ||

hk transliteration

[षक्र] यदि सत्यम इदं वाक्यं निश्चयाद भाषितं तवया यदि वा शासनं सकन्द कर्तुम इच्छसि मे शृणु ।। ३-२१८-२० ।।

sanskrit

'Indra replied, "At your bidding, O powerful being, I shall continue to act as Indra. And if you have spoken this with full intent and sincerity, then listen to how you can fulfill your desire to serve me."' ।। 3-218-20 ।।

english translation

[Sakra] yadi satyama idaM vAkyaM nizcayAda bhASitaM tavayA yadi vA zAsanaM sakanda kartuma icchasi me zRNu || 3-218-20 ||

hk transliteration