Shloka 11

Devanagari script

धातवो जातरूपस्य रश्मय: सवितुर्यथा । रक्ष्यन्ते ते कुबेरस्प सहायैरुद्यतायुथै:

Transliteration

dhātavo jātarūpasya raśmayaḥ savitur yathā | rakṣyante te kuberaspa sahāyair udyatāyuthaiḥ ||

Translation

サンヴァルタは言った。「大地より生まれた黄金を太陽の光芒が守るように、これらの宝もまた、整えられ待機する軍勢の助けを得て、クベーラによって守護されている。」

Word by Word

धातवःmetals/minerals

जातरूपस्यof gold (lit. 'born-form')

रश्मयःrays

सवितुःof the Sun (Savitṛ)

यथाas/just as

रक्ष्यन्तेare protected/are guarded

तेthey/those

कुबेरस्यof Kubera

सहायैःby helpers/allies

उद्यतायुथैःwith marshalled/ready troops (in companies)

Speaker

संवर्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

Saṁvarta

Kubera

Savitṛ (Sun)

jātarūpa (gold)

dhātu (metals/ores)

raśmi (sun-rays)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that wealth and resources are not merely ‘there for the taking’; they are embedded in an ordered system of guardianship—natural and divine—so desire must be tempered by realism, restraint, and respect for rightful protection.

What is happening in the narrative?

Saṁvarta uses a vivid simile—sunrays guarding gold—to explain that Kubera, supported by organized forces, protects the treasures; it underscores the formidable protection surrounding wealth and the difficulty (and impropriety) of seizing it by mere ambition.