Shloka 87

Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya

Chapter 29

Devanagari script

तमिमं पृथिवी सर्वा एकाह्ला समपद्यत । धर्मात्मानं महात्मानं शूरमिन्द्रसमं युधि

Transliteration

tam imaṃ pṛthivī sarvā ekāhlā samapadyata | dharmātmānaṃ mahātmānaṃ śūram indrasamaṃ yudhi ||

Translation

Rồi cả cõi đất, như chỉ trong một ngày, đều quy phục và thừa nhận chàng—người có tâm hồn theo dharma, đại hồn, dũng mãnh, và trong chiến trận ngang hàng Indra.

Word by Word

तम्him/that (person)

इमम्this (one)

पृथिवीthe earth

सर्वाentire, whole

एकाह्लाwith one voice; unanimously (lit. one-call)

समपद्यतsubmitted to; resorted to; accepted (as)

धर्मात्मानम्righteous-souled

महात्मानम्great-souled

शूरम्heroic, brave

इन्द्रसमम्equal to Indra

युधिin battle

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)

प

पृथिवी (Pṛthivī, the earth/world)

इ

इन्द्र (Indra)

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?

The verse teaches that dharma (inner righteousness) combined with courage and excellence in protecting society grants a leader moral legitimacy; such a person is naturally accepted by the world, not merely installed by force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva describes a figure whose qualities—righteousness, greatness of soul, and Indra-like prowess in battle—lead to swift, near-universal acceptance across the earth, suggesting rapid consolidation of authority through virtue and valor.