Shloka 18
The Power of a Chaste Woman: Indra and Kāma Confront Satī’s Radiance
तस्मात्प्रयास्यामि त्वयैव सार्धमस्या बलं मानमतः सुरेश । तेजश्च धैर्यं परिणाशयिष्ये कस्माद्भवानत्र बिभेति शक्र
tasmātprayāsyāmi tvayaiva sārdhamasyā balaṃ mānamataḥ sureśa | tejaśca dhairyaṃ pariṇāśayiṣye kasmādbhavānatra bibheti śakra
সেয়ে, হে সুৰেশ, মই তোমাৰ সৈতে একেলগে যাম আৰু তাইৰ বল আৰু অহংকাৰ, তাইৰ তেজ আৰু ধৈৰ্য ধ্বংস কৰিম। তেন্তে, হে শক্র (ইন্দ্ৰ), তুমি ইয়াত কিয় ভয় কৰিছা?
Unspecified (a confident ally addressing Indra/Śakra in dialogue)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मात् + प्रयास्यामि → तस्मात्प्रयास्यामि; त्वया + एव → त्वयैव; सार्धम् + अस्याः → सार्धमस्या; तेजः + च → तेजश्च; कस्मात् + भवान् → कस्माद्भवान्
FAQs
Both epithets refer to Indra: Śakra (“the mighty”) and Sureśa (“lord of the gods/devas”).
The speaker reassures Indra, promising to help subdue an opponent by destroying her strength, pride, brilliance, and courage—questioning why Indra should fear.
The verse treats pride as a root of downfall: true victory is framed as overcoming not only external power but also the inner arrogance that sustains it.