Shloka 25

Devanagari script

शरावमर्दे शीघ्रत्वात्‌ कालान्तकयमोपम: । यस्य शस्त्रप्रतापेन प्रणता: सर्वपार्थिवा:

Transliteration

śarāvamarde śīghratvāt kālāntakayama-upamaḥ | yasya śastra-pratāpena praṇatāḥ sarva-pārthivāḥ ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说：“在摧碎敌军阵列时，他迅疾如阎摩——终结时光者。凭借兵刃的威力与光辉，世间诸王尽皆俯首称臣。”

Word by Word

• शरावमर्दे: in (the act of) crushing/breaking pots
• शरावमर्दे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरावमर्द
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शीघ्रत्वात्: because of swiftness
• शीघ्रत्वात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीघ्रत्व
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• कालान्तकयमोपमः: like Yama, the ender at the end of time
• कालान्तकयमोपमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कालान्तकयमोपम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• शस्त्रप्रतापेन: by the might of (his) weapons
• शस्त्रप्रतापेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्रप्रताप
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रणताः: bowed down, submissive
• प्रणताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-नम् (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वपार्थिवाः: all kings
• सर्वपार्थिवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वपार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yama
• kings (pārthivāḥ)
• weapons (śastra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how extraordinary speed and disciplined martial power can compel even great rulers to submit; ethically, it reflects the epic’s recognition that political order among kings often rests on demonstrated strength, though such strength is framed as awe-inspiring and fearsome like Yama.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing a formidable figure whose battlefield swiftness and weapon-power are so overwhelming that other kings become submissive, bowing in acknowledgment of his dominance.