Shloka 7

Suvarṇa-dāna: Kārttikeya’s Origin and the Defeat of Tāraka (सुवर्णदान-प्रसङ्गे कार्त्तिकेय-उत्पत्ति तथा तारकवधः)

Devanagari script

पराभूतेषु दैत्येषु शक्रस्त्रिभुवने श्वर: । प्रजा: समुदिता: सर्वा: सत्यधर्मपरायणा:

Transliteration

parābhūteṣu daityeṣu śakras tribhuvaneśvaraḥ | prajāḥ samuditāḥ sarvāḥ satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ପୂର୍ବକାଳରେ ଦେବମାନେ ଦୈତ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କୁ ପରାଜିତ କରିବା ପରେ ଶକ୍ର (ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର) ତ୍ରିଭୁବନର ଅଧୀଶ୍ୱର ହେଲେ। ତେବେ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରଜା ଏକତ୍ର ହୋଇ ହର୍ଷିତ ହେଲେ ଏବଂ ସତ୍ୟ-ଧର୍ମରେ ପରାୟଣ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• पराभूतेषु: when (they) were defeated
• पराभूतेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराभूत
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• दैत्येषु: among the Daityas (demons)
• दैत्येषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिभुवनेश्वरः: lord of the three worlds
• त्रिभुवनेश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिभुवनेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रजाः: the subjects/people
• प्रजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• समुदिताः: assembled; gathered together
• समुदिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुदित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सत्यधर्मपरायणाः: devoted to truth and dharma
• सत्यधर्मपरायणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यधर्मपरायण
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Daityas
• Devas
• Śakra (Indra)
• Tribhuvana (the three worlds)
• Prajāḥ (the people/subjects)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Just governance and the restoration of rightful order after the defeat of disruptive forces lead society toward satya (truthfulness) and dharma (righteous conduct); collective well-being is shown as a natural outcome of dharmic sovereignty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma recalls an earlier time: after the gods defeat the Daityas, Indra becomes ruler of the three worlds, and the people, rejoicing, assemble and commit themselves to living by truth and dharma.