Shloka 6
Devanagari script
यथास्मान् सुरराट् शक्रो भयेभ्य: पाति सर्वदा
Transliteration
yathāsmān surarāṭ śakro bhayebhyaḥ pāti sarvadā
Translation
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ດັ່ງທີ່ ສັກຣະ ຈອມເທວະ ປົກປ້ອງພວກເຮົາຈາກອັນຕະລາຍທັງປວງຢູ່ເສມອ».
Word by Word
यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formcommon, accusative, plural
सुरराट्the king of the gods
सुरराट्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुरराट्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
शक्रःŚakra (Indra)
शक्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशक्र
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
भयेभ्यःfrom fears
भयेभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootभय
Formneuter, ablative, plural
पातिprotects
पाति:
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पालने)
Formpresent (laṭ), third, singular, parasmaipada
सर्वदाalways
सर्वदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वदा
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaŚ
Śakra (Indra)D
Devas (gods)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse invokes Indra (Śakra) as a paradigm of steadfast protection: rightful sovereignty is shown not merely by power but by continual guardianship—removing fear and ensuring safety for those under one’s care.
Vaiśampāyana frames a comparison: as Indra, lord of the gods, consistently shields his own from dangers, so too protection is being sought or affirmed in the present wartime setting of the Śalya Parva.