Shloka 22

Devanagari script

असुराणां समृद्धानां विनाशश्व त्वया कृत: । तव विक्रमणैदेवा निर्वाणमगमन्‌ परम्‌,आपने समृद्धिशाली असुरोंका संहार किया है। आपके ही पराक्रमसे देवता परम सुख- शान्तिके भागी हुए हैं

Transliteration

asurāṇāṁ samṛddhānāṁ vināśaś ca tvayā kṛtaḥ | tava vikramaṇair devā nirvāṇam agaman param ||

Translation

Engkau telah membinasakan para Asura yang makmur. Oleh daya keberanianmu, para dewa mencapai kedamaian tertinggi—bebas dari gentar dan tegak kembali dalam tatanan yang semestinya.

Word by Word

असुराणाम्of the Asuras

समृद्धानाम्prosperous, flourishing

विनाशःdestruction

चand

त्वयाby you

कृतःdone, made

तवof you, your

विक्रमणैःby (your) valorous deeds/strides

देवाःthe gods

निर्वाणम्cessation, peace, bliss

अगमन्went, attained

परम्supreme, highest

Speaker

उत्तडुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Asuras

Devas

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?

Righteous power (vikrama) is praised when it restores dharma: the defeat of oppressive forces is framed not as mere conquest but as the re-establishment of cosmic balance and the alleviation of suffering for those protected.

What is happening in the narrative?

Uttaṅka addresses a heroic figure, crediting them with destroying the mighty Asuras and stating that, through this valor, the Devas attained the highest peace—freedom from danger and the return of stability.