Mahabharata · 1.218.28–29
॥
Devanāgarī
ततः शक्रो ऽभिसंक्रुद्धस् त्रिदशानां महेश्वरः ॥
पाण्डुरं गजम् आस्थाय ताव् उभौ समभिद्रवत् ॥
अशनिं गृह्य तरसा वज्रम् अस्त्रम् अवासृजत् ॥
हताव् एताव् इति प्राह सुरान् असुरसूदनः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tataḥ śakro 'bhisaṃkruddhas tridaśānāṃ maheśvaraḥ ||
pāṇḍuraṃ gajam āsthāya tāv ubhau samabhidravat ||
aśaniṃ gṛhya tarasā vajram astram avāsṛjat ||
hatāv etāv iti prāha surān asurasūdanaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः शक्रः अभिसंक्रुद्धः त्रिदशानां महेश्वरःtataḥ śakraḥ abhisaṃkruddhaḥ tridaśānāṃ maheśvaraḥThen Shakra, enraged, the great lord of the gods,
पाण्डुरं गजम् आस्थाय तौ उभौ समभिद्रवत्pāṇḍuraṃ gajam āsthāya tau ubhau samabhidravatmounting his white elephant, charged at the two of them;
अशनिं गृह्य तरसा वज्रम् अस्त्रम् अवासृजत्aśaniṃ gṛhya tarasā vajram astram avāsṛjatseizing the thunderbolt, swiftly hurled the vajra weapon;
हतौ एतौ इति प्राह सुरान् असुरसूदनःhatau etau iti prāha surān asurasūdanaḥ"These two are slain," said the slayer of asuras to the gods;
शक्रोśakrooriginal form "śakro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभिसंक्रुद्धस्'bhisaṃkruddhasoriginal form "'bhisaṃkruddhas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ताव्tāvoriginal form "tāv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हताव्hatāvoriginal form "hatāv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एताव्etāvoriginal form "etāv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
Then Shakra, enraged, the great lord of the gods, mounting his white elephant, charged at the two of them; seizing the thunderbolt, he swiftly hurled the vajra weapon; "These two are slain," said the slayer of asuras to the gods.
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Here the king of the gods himself enters the battle, imagining victory. Telling is his hasty cry, "these two are slain" — Indra rejoices too soon. Even the lord of the gods deceives himself, thinking he can overcome the Lord. Thus the text reveals Indra's boldness; and his self-assurance will soon be humbled.