sarvāḥ - all; samuddharet - must uplift; rājā - the king; pitā - a father; iva - like; vyasanāt - from difficulties; prajāḥ - the citizens; ātmānam - himself; ātmana - by himself; dhīraḥ - fearless; yathā - just as; gaja-patiḥ - a bull elephant; gajān - the other elephants.

Just as the chief bull elephant protects all other elephants in his herd and defends himself as well, similarly, a fearless king, just like a father, must save all of the citizens from difficulty and also protect himself.