Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 27
Devanagari script
शक्रादिषु च देवेषु तस्यैश्वर्यमिहोच्यते
Transliteration
śakrādiṣu ca deveṣu tasya aiśvaryam iha ucyate
Translation
伐由说道：“在因陀罗等诸天之中，他的主宰威权在此被宣说。”
Word by Word
शक्रादिषुamong Indra and others
शक्रादिषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशक्रादि
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
तस्यof him/its
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
ऐश्वर्यम्sovereignty, lordship, power
ऐश्वर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऐश्वर्य
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
इहhere (in this context/text)
इह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
उच्यतेis said/declared
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वायुदेव (Vāyu)श
शक्र (Indra)द
देव (the gods)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights aiśvarya—supreme lordship—by stating that even among Indra and the other gods, a higher sovereignty is acknowledged. Ethically, it frames power as ultimately grounded in a superior divine principle rather than in rank or office among the devas.
Vāyu is speaking and, in the course of describing divine hierarchy and greatness, notes that the subject’s sovereignty is proclaimed even in the assembly of Indra and the other gods.