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Shloka 7

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

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

parābhūteṣu daityeṣu śakras tribhuvaneśvaraḥ | prajāḥ samuditāḥ sarvāḥ satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ ||

Bhīṣma nói: “Thuở xưa, khi các Dānava bị chư thiên đánh bại và Śakra (Indra) trở thành chúa tể của ba cõi, muôn dân tụ hội trong niềm hoan hỷ và chuyên tâm phụng hành chân thật cùng chính pháp.”

पराभूतेषुwhen (they) were defeated
पराभूतेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootपराभूत
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
दैत्येषुamong the Daityas (demons)
दैत्येषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्य
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
शक्रःŚakra (Indra)
शक्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशक्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्रिभुवनेश्वरःlord of the three worlds
त्रिभुवनेश्वरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिभुवनेश्वर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रजाःthe subjects/people
प्रजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
समुदिताःassembled; gathered together
समुदिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमुदित
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
सत्यधर्मपरायणाःdevoted to truth and dharma
सत्यधर्मपरायणाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्यधर्मपरायण
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
D
Daityas
D
Devas
Ś
Śakra (Indra)
T
Tribhuvana (the three worlds)
P
Prajāḥ (the people/subjects)

Educational Q&A

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.

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.