Shloka 122

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

त्रैलोक्यं पालयामास देवराट्विगतज्वरः । तथा शत्रुक्षयं कृत्वा त्वं प्रजाः पालयिष्यसि

Transliteration

trailokyaṃ pālayāmāsa devarāṭvigatajvaraḥ | tathā śatrukṣayaṃ kṛtvā tvaṃ prajāḥ pālayiṣyasi

Translation

Der König der Devas, frei von allem Fieber des Leids, beschützte die drei Welten; ebenso wirst du, nachdem du deine Feinde vernichtet hast, deine Untertanen schützen.

Word by Word

• trailokyam: the three worlds
• trailokyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvigu (द्विगु) compound used as neuter collective; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• pālayāmāsa: protected/ruled
• pālayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pāl (धातु)
• Form: Periphrastic perfect (लिट्/परिप्रयोग), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular; 'did protect/ruled'

• devarāṭ: the king of gods (Indra)
• devarāṭ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; 'king of the gods'

• vigatajvaraḥ: free from distress
• vigatajvaraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-gata + jvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; 'one whose fever/affliction has gone'

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/तुलना)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; correlative particle

• śatrukṣayam: destruction of enemies
• śatrukṣayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru + kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; 'destruction of enemies'

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा); 'having done'

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative, Singular

• prajāḥ: subjects, people
• prajāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pālayiṣyasi: you will protect/ शासन करोगे
• pālayiṣyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pāl (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), Parasmaipada, 2nd person, Singular

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent; likely a sage or divine advisor addressing a ruler/hero)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: devarāṭvigatajvaraḥ → devarāṭ vigatajvaraḥ.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Devarāṭ)

FAQs

What is the central teaching of this verse?

It presents a model of righteous rule: like Indra safeguarding the three worlds without inner affliction, a ruler should eliminate threats and then protect and sustain the people.

Who is called “Devarāṭ” here?

“Devarāṭ” means the king of the gods—commonly Indra—held up as an exemplar of governance over the three worlds.

What ethical lesson does the phrase “śatrukṣayaṃ kṛtvā” convey?

It implies that removing hostile forces is justified when it serves the higher duty of prajā-pālana (protecting subjects), not personal vengeance—linking power to responsibility.