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Shloka 4

Nahuṣa Abhiṣeka and the Crisis of Restraint (नहुषाभिषेकः—दमभ्रंशः)

] दुर्बलो5हं न मे शक्तिर्भवतां परिपालने । बलवागञ्जायते राजा बलं शक्रे हि नित्यदा,“'मैं तो दुर्बल हूँ, मुझमें आपलोगोंकी रक्षा करनेकी शक्ति नहीं है। बलवान्‌ पुरुष ही राजा होता है। इन्द्रमें ही बलकी नित्य सत्ता है”

durbalo 'haṃ na me śaktir bhavatāṃ paripālane | balavān jāyate rājā balaṃ śakre hi nityadā ||

“เรานั้นอ่อนกำลัง ไม่มีเรี่ยวแรงพอจะคุ้มครองพวกท่านได้ ผู้มีกำลังเท่านั้นจึงเป็นราชาได้; และกำลังอันเป็นนิตย์ย่อมสถิตอยู่ในศักระ—อินทร์เท่านั้น”

दुर्बलःweak
दुर्बलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्बल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
मेof me / to me
मे:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
शक्तिःpower, ability
शक्तिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशक्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
भवताम्of you (hon.)
भवताम्:
TypeNoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
परिपालनेin protecting / in the protection
परिपालने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपरि-पालन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
बलवान्strong
बलवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबलवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जायतेis born / comes to be
जायते:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPresent, Atmanepada, Third, Singular
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बलम्strength
बलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
शक्रेin Śakra (Indra)
शक्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशक्र
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
नित्यदाalways
नित्यदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्यदा

शल्य उवाच

Ś
Śalya
Ś
Śakra (Indra)
R
rājā (king)

Educational Q&A

Rulership is justified by capacity to protect: a king’s primary dharma is safeguarding others, and without strength (bala/śakti) one should not assume the burden of kingship; Indra is cited as the enduring exemplar of sovereign power.

Śalya speaks self-effacingly, declaring his inability to protect those addressing him and asserting that only the strong become kings, reinforcing a political-ethical standard for leadership by invoking Indra (Śakra) as the model of constant strength.