Shloka 64

Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya

Chapter 29

Devanagari script

असुराणां सहस्राणि बहूनि सुरसत्तम: । अजयदू बाहुवीर्येण भगवान्‌ पाकशासन:

Transliteration

asurāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi bahūni surasattamaḥ | ajayadū bāhuvīryeṇa bhagavān pākaśāsanaḥ ||

Translation

Vāyu sprach: „Der Vortrefflichste unter den Göttern – Bhagavān Pākaśāsana (Indra) – bezwang durch die Kraft seiner Arme viele Tausende von Asuras.“

Word by Word

• असुराणाम्: of the Asuras
• असुराणाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• बहूनि: many
• बहूनि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• सुरसत्तमः: the best of the gods
• सुरसत्तमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरसत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अजयत्: conquered
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• बाहुवीर्येण: by the strength of (his) arms
• बाहुवीर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहुवीर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भगवान्: the blessed/lordly one
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाकशासनः: Indra (Punisher of Pāka)
• पाकशासनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाकशासन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• Indra (Pākaśāsana)
• Asuras
• Devas (Suras)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ideal of protective strength used to uphold order: Indra’s victory over the Asuras symbolizes the duty of a rightful ruler or guardian to restrain disruptive forces and preserve stability.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu is praising or recalling Indra’s martial success, stating that Indra—renowned as Pākaśāsana—defeated vast numbers of Asuras through sheer arm-strength and valor.