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:,पूर्वकालमें देवताओंद्वारा दैत्योंके परास्त हो जानेपर जब इन्द्र तीनों लोकोंके अधीश्वर हुए तब समस्त प्रजा मिलकर बड़ी प्रसन्नताके साथ सत्य और धर्ममें तत्पर रहने लगी

Transliteration

parābhūteṣu daityeṣu śakras tribhuvaneśvaraḥ | prajāḥ samuditāḥ sarvāḥ satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ ||

Translation

భీష్ముడు పలికెను—పూర్వకాలములో దేవతలు దైత్యులను పరాజయపరచిన తరువాత శక్రుడు (ఇంద్రుడు) త్రిభువనాధిపతిగా నిలిచెను. అప్పుడు సమస్త ప్రజలు సమూహమై ఆనందించి సత్యధర్మాలలో నిమగ్నులయ్యారు.

Word by Word

पराभूतेषुwhen (they) were defeated

दैत्येषुamong the Daityas (demons)

शक्रःŚakra (Indra)

त्रिभुवनेश्वरःlord of the three worlds

प्रजाःthe subjects/people

समुदिताःassembled; gathered together

सर्वाःall

सत्यधर्मपरायणाःdevoted to truth and dharma

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Daityas

Devas

Śakra (Indra)

Tribhuvana (the three worlds)

Prajāḥ (the people/subjects)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

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.