Shloka 33

Devanagari script

महेष्वासो महीभर्ता श्रीनिवास: सतां गति: । अनिरुद्ध: सुरानन्दो गोविन्दो गोविदां पति:,१८१ महेष्वास:-महान्‌ धनुषवाले, १८२ महीभर्ता-पृथ्वीको धारण करनेवाले, १८३ श्रीनिवास:-अपने वक्ष:स्थलमें श्रीको निवास देनेवाले, १८४ सतां गतिः-सत्पुरुषोंके परम आश्रय, १८५ अनिरुद्ध:-किसीके भी द्वारा न रुकनेवाले, १८६ सुरानन्द:-देवताओंको आनन्दित करनेवाले, १८७ गोविन्द:-वेदवाणीके द्वारा अपनेको प्राप्त करा देनेवाले, १८८ गोविदां पति:-वेदवाणीको जाननेवालोंके स्वामी

Transliteration

maheṣvāso mahībhartā śrīnivāsaḥ satāṃ gatiḥ | aniruddhaḥ surānando govindo govidāṃ patiḥ ||

Translation

قال بهيشما: إنّه صاحبُ القوس العظيم وحاملُ الأرض؛ مسكنُ شري (Śrī) وملاذُ الصالحين الأعلى. لا يقدر أحدٌ على إيقافه؛ وهو بهجةُ الآلهة—غوفيندا، سيّدُ العارفين بالڤيدا.

Word by Word

महेष्वासःone who has a great bow; great archer

महीभर्ताsupporter/bearer of the earth

श्रीनिवासःabode of Śrī (Lakṣmī)

सताम्of the good/virtuous

गतिःrefuge; goal; ultimate resort

अनिरुद्धःunobstructed; irresistible

सुरानन्दःdelight of the gods; one who gladdens the devas

गोविन्दःGovinda (name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

गोविदाम्of the knowers of the Veda/sacred speech

पतिःlord; master

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Govinda (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

Śrī (Lakṣmī)

sura (the gods)

Veda (as sacred speech/knowledge)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that the divine (Govinda) is simultaneously the cosmic sustainer and the ultimate refuge of the righteous; ethical life (dharma) finds its highest support in devotion to and reliance upon that supreme protector.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira and, in this section, recites a sequence of divine names/epithets praising Govinda/Viṣṇu, highlighting qualities that inspire trust, reverence, and dharmic orientation.