Shloka 6

Devanagari script

स तु लब्धवर: पापो देवानमितविक्रम: । राक्षसस्तापयामास तीव्रकर्मा महाबल:,वर पाकर वह अमित पराक्रमी महाबली और दु:ःसह कर्म करनेवाला पापात्मा राक्षस देवताओंको संताप देने लगा

Transliteration

sa tu labdhavaraḥ pāpo devān amitavikramaḥ | rākṣasas tāpayāmāsa tīvrakarmā mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

କିନ୍ତୁ ବର ପାଇ ସେ ପାପୀ, ଅମିତ ପରାକ୍ରମୀ, ମହାବଳୀ ଓ ଉଗ୍ରକର୍ମା ରାକ୍ଷସ ଦେବମାନଙ୍କୁ କ୍ଲେଶ ଦେବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲା।

Word by Word

सःhe

तुbut/indeed

लब्धवरःhaving obtained a boon

पापःsinful/evil

देवान्the gods

अमितविक्रमःof immeasurable prowess

राक्षसःthe demon (Rakshasa)

तापयामासtormented/afflicted

तीव्रकर्माone whose deeds are fierce

महाबलःvery strong/mighty

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)

र

राक्षस (Rākṣasa)

द

देव (Devas)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power gained through boons or merit becomes ethically meaningful only when governed by dharma; when joined with pāpa (sinful intent), it turns into a force that harms others and destabilizes the rightful order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva describes a boon-granted, immensely powerful Rākṣasa who, instead of exercising restraint, begins to oppress and torment the devas through fierce and intolerable actions.