Shloka 13

Paurava-vaṃśa-kathana (Account of the Paurava Lineage) | महाभारत आदि पर्व अध्याय ८९

Devanagari script

प्रभुरग्नि: प्रतपने भूमिरावपने प्रभु: । प्रभु: सूर्य: प्रकाशित्वे सतां चाभ्यागत: प्रभु:,जैसे तपनेकी शक्ति अग्निमें है, बोये हुए बीजको धारण करनेकी शक्ति पृथ्वीमें है, प्रकाशित होनेकी शक्ति सूर्यमें है, इसी प्रकार संतोंपर शासन करनेकी शक्ति केवल अतिथिगमें है

Translation

Fire is sovereign in the power to burn; earth is sovereign in the power to receive and bear the seed that is sown; the sun is sovereign in the power to shine. Even so, the power that rules over the righteous belongs only to the Atithi—the guest who arrives.

Word by Word

प्रभुःlord; master; power-holder

अग्निःfire

प्रतपनेin burning/heat; in scorching

भूमिःearth

आवपनेin sowing; in the act of sowing

प्रभुःis master/competent (therein)

प्रभुःlord; master

सूर्यःsun

प्रकाशित्वेin shining/illumining; in illumination

सताम्of the good/virtuous (people)

चand

अभ्यागतःarrived; guest (one who has come)

प्रभुःis master/has authority

Speaker

अट्क उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes