SanskritIASTMeaning
उक्तः तु एवं विभुना देवराजः प्रवेपमानः भृशम् एव अभिषङ्गात्uktaḥ tu evaṃ vibhunā devarājaḥ pravepamānaḥ bhṛśam eva abhiṣaṅgātthus addressed by the mighty lord, the king of gods, trembling greatly from the shock,
स्रस्तैः अङ्गैः अनिलेन इव नुन्नम् अश्वत्थपत्रं गिरिराजमूर्ध्निsrastaiḥ aṅgaiḥ anilena iva nunnam aśvatthapatraṃ girirājamūrdhniwith limbs gone slack, like an ashvattha leaf driven by the wind on the summit of the king of mountains,
सः प्राञ्जलिः विनतेन आननेन प्रवेपमानः सहसा एवम् उक्तःsaḥ prāñjaliḥ vinatena ānanena pravepamānaḥ sahasā evam uktaḥhe, with palms folded, face bowed, trembling, thus suddenly addressed,
उवाच च इदं बहुरूपम् उग्रं द्रष्टा शेषस्य भगवन् त्वं भव अद्यuvāca ca idaṃ bahurūpam ugraṃ draṣṭā śeṣasya bhagavan tvaṃ bhava adyasaid to the many-faced, terrible one: 'Be now the lord and witness of all that remains, O lord';
उक्तस्uktasoriginal form "uktas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्व्tvoriginal form "tv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रवेपमानोpravepamānooriginal form "pravepamāno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवाभिषङ्गात्evābhiṣaṅgātoriginal form "evābhiṣaṅgāt", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्रस्तैर्srastairoriginal form "srastair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अङ्गैर्aṅgairoriginal form "aṅgair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनिलेनेवanilenevaoriginal form "anileneva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्राञ्जलिर्prāñjaliroriginal form "prāñjalir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विनतेनाननेनvinatenānanenaoriginal form "vinatenānanena", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहसैवम्sahasaivamoriginal form "sahasaivam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चेदंcedaṃoriginal form "cedaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भगवंस्bhagavaṃsoriginal form "bhagavaṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवाद्यbhavādyaoriginal form "bhavādya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here the one who was proud only a moment ago surrenders to the Lord with folded palms. The reversal is telling: he who boasted 'I am the lord' now trembles like a leaf and acknowledges Shiva as master of all. Here is the redeeming fruit of humility: humbled pride turns into surrender. The verse shows that the lesson has reached its mark, and Indra, bowing, acknowledges the higher authority.