Shloka 406
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
Devanagari script
एकच्छत्रां महीं चक्रे जैत्रेणेकरथेन य: । “वे अपने रथकी गम्भीर ध्वनिसे पृथ्वीको प्रतिध्वनित करते हुए एकमात्र विजयशील रथके द्वारा इस भूमण्डलका एकछत्र शासन करते थे
Transliteration
ekacchatrāṁ mahīṁ cakre jaitreṇa ekaratheṇa yaḥ |
Translation
风神婆由说道：“他以一乘得胜战车，便征服大地，使之归于一统之权。”此句彰显无与伦比的武功与政治至上之势：其威力决断至此，一辆战车便足以象征对天下的完全统御。
Word by Word
एकच्छत्राम्under one umbrella (as sole sovereignty)
एकच्छत्राम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएकच्छत्रा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
महीम्the earth
महीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमही
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
चक्रेmade, rendered
चक्रे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
जैत्रेणby a victorious (one)
जैत्रेण:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootजैत्र
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
एकरथेनby a single chariot
एकरथेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootएकरथ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वायुदेव (Vāyu-deva)र
रथ (chariot)म
मही/पृथ्वी (the earth)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
The verse underscores the classical ideal of sovereign unity (ekacchatra) achieved through decisive strength; it frames political order as something established by unmistakable victory and authority.
Vāyu is describing a figure of extraordinary martial and royal capability—someone who, symbolically ‘with a single victorious chariot,’ brought the whole earth under one rule.