Shloka 27

Devanagari script

लोकाः स्वस्था भविष्यन्ति तस्मिन्‌ विनिहते<सुरे । त्वं हि तस्य विनाशाय पर्याप्त इति मे मति:,उस असुरके मारे जानेपर सब लोग स्वस्थ एवं सुखी हो जायाँगे। मेरा विश्वास है कि आप अकेले ही उसका नाश करनेके लिये पर्याप्त हैं

Transliteration

lokāḥ svasthā bhaviṣyanti tasmin vinihate 'sure | tvaṃ hi tasya vināśāya paryāpta iti me matiḥ ||

Translation

Uttaṅka said: “When that asura is slain, the worlds will become secure and well again. In my judgment, you alone are sufficient to bring about his destruction.”

Word by Word

लोकाःpeople; worlds

स्वस्थाःhealthy; at ease

भविष्यन्तिwill become

तस्मिन्in him; when he (is ...)

विनिहतेwhen (he is) slain

असुरेin/with regard to the asura (demon)

त्वम्you

हिindeed; for

तस्यof him; his

विनाशायfor destruction

पर्याप्तःsufficient; capable

इतिthus; that

मेmy; to me

मतिःopinion; belief

Speaker

उत्तड़क उवाच

Characters & Entities

Uttanka

asura (unnamed)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames the destruction of a harmful force (the asura) as a restorative act for the welfare of all beings, emphasizing that power and capability should be directed toward protecting the world and removing oppression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Uttanka urges a capable figure (addressed as “you”) to kill an asura, asserting that the world’s well-being depends on that enemy’s defeat and expressing confidence that the addressee alone can accomplish it.