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Shloka 27

Lokapāla-samāgamaḥ—Arjuna Receives Astras from the World-Guardians

Book 3, Chapter 42

शिशुर्यथा पितुरड्के सुसुखं वर्तते नग

śiśur yathā pitur aṅke susukhaṃ vartate nṛpa

Disse Vaiśaṃpāyana: “Ó rei, assim como uma criança pequena repousa em plena tranquilidade no colo de seu pai, assim também alguém permanece em segurança e contentamento quando se abriga sob uma proteção justa—imagem que ressalta o dever ético da tutela e a confiança que ela deve inspirar.”

शिशुःa child
शिशुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिशु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
पितुःof (his) father
पितुः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अङ्केin the lap
अङ्के:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्क
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सुसुखम्very comfortably, with great ease
सुसुखम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-सुख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वर्ततेdwells/abides, remains
वर्तते:
TypeVerb
Rootवृत् (वर्तते)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
नगO mountain (O king/hero, lit. 'mountain')
नग:
TypeNoun
Rootनग
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
N
nṛpa (the king, addressed)

Educational Q&A

The verse uses the metaphor of a child resting on a father’s lap to highlight dharma: true authority and guardianship should create security and ease for those under protection, and the protected should be able to trust that shelter.

Vaiśaṃpāyana addresses the king and illustrates a point through a homely comparison—describing the natural comfort of a child with its father—to convey the idea of safe refuge under proper care or rule.