Shloka 17

और्वकृत-क्रोधाग्नि-निग्रहः

Aurva’s Containment of the Wrath-Fire

Devanagari script

यथा हि दिवि दीप्तांशु: प्रभासयति तेजसा । तथा भुवि महीपालो दीप्त्या संवरणो5भवत्‌,जैसे आकाशगमें उद्दीप्त किरणोंवाले सूर्यदेव अपने तेजसे प्रकाशित होते हैं, उसी प्रकार पृथ्वीपर राजा संवरण अपनी दिव्य कान्तिसे प्रकाशित थे

Transliteration

yathā hi divi dīptāṁśuḥ prabhāsayati tejasā | tathā bhuvi mahīpālo dīptyā saṁvaraṇo 'bhavat ||

Translation

As the radiant sun in the heavens illumines all by its own splendor, so too on earth King Saṁvaraṇa shone forth—his presence made manifest by a divine brilliance. The comparison frames kingship as a moral and social light: a ruler’s inner excellence is expected to become visible as protection, order, and auspiciousness for the world.

Word by Word

यथाjust as

हिindeed/for

दिविin heaven/in the sky

दीप्तांशुःthe sun (having blazing rays)

प्रभासयतिilluminates/makes shine

तेजसाby (his) radiance

तथाso/in the same way

भुविon earth

महीपालःthe king (protector of the earth)

दीप्त्याby (his) brilliance

संवरणःSamvaraṇa (the king)

अभवत्was/became

Speaker

गन्धर्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

ग

गन्धर्व (Gandharva, speaker)

द

दिवि दīptāṁśuḥ / सूर्य (the Sun)

र

राजा संवरण (King Saṁvaraṇa)

भ

भुवि / मही (earth)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes