विषय

राजा के कर्तव्य का उपदेश।

पदार्थ

(स्वोजाः) सुन्दर बलवाला (इन्द्रः) इन्द्र [परम ऐश्वर्यवाला पुरुष] (पृतनाः) मनुष्यों में (वि आनट्) फैल गया है, (अस्मै) इसकी (सख्याय) मित्रता के लिये (पूर्वीः) सब [मनुष्य] (आ यतन्ते) यत्न करते रहते हैं। [हे राजन् !] (न) अब (पृतनासु) मनुष्यों के बीच (स्म) अवश्य (रथम्) रथ पर (आतिष्ठ) तू चढ़, (यम्) जिस [रथ] को (भद्रया) कल्याणी (सुमत्या) सुमति के साथ (चोदयासे) तू चलावेगा ॥८॥

भावार्थ

जो धर्मात्मा पुरुष सबमें प्रबल और सुबोध होता है, सब मनुष्य उसके मित्र बन जाते हैं और वह सभी रथ रूपी राजकाज आदि व्यवहार को उत्तम रीति से चलाता है ॥८॥

Subject

Indra Devata

Meaning

Indra, lord of holy light and lustre, pervades the peoples’ heart and soul within and joins them in their struggles in the world outside. The best of people since time immemorial try to win his love and friendship with homage, prayer and meditation. O lord of cosmic chariot, ruler of the world, come to us to bless us and our social order like a master of the chariot among people whom you inspire and bless with clear intelligence, noble ambition and holy enthusiasm in the right direction. Indra, lord of holy light and lustre, pervades the peoples’ heart and soul within and joins them in their struggles in the world outside. The best of people since time immemorial try to win his love and friendship with homage, prayer and meditation. O lord of cosmic chariot, ruler of the world, come to us to bless us and our social order like a master of the chariot among people whom you inspire and bless with clear intelligence, noble ambition and holy enthusiasm in the right direction.

टिप्पणीः

८−(वि आनट्) व्याप्नोति (इन्द्रः) परमैश्वर्यवान् पुरुषः (पृतनाः) मनुष्यान्-निघ० २।३। (स्वोजाः) शोभनबलः (आ) समन्तात् (अस्मै) षष्ठ्यर्थे चतुर्थी। अस्य। इन्द्रस्य (यतन्ते) यत्नं कुर्वन्ति (सख्याय) सखित्वाय मित्रभावाय (पूर्वीः) समस्ता मनुष्यप्रजाः (स्म) अवश्यम् (रथम्) रथरूपं राज्यव्यवहारम् (न) सम्प्रति (पृतनासु) मनुष्येषु (आ तिष्ठ) आरोह (यम्) रथम् (भद्रया) कल्याण्या (सुमत्या) शोभनया बुद्ध्या (चोदयासे) लेटि रूपम्। चोदयेः। प्रेरयेः ॥