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Shloka 34

प्रतिग्रहभेदः — The Distinction between Giving and Accepting

Vṛṣādarbhī–Saptarṣi Dialogue

सोमप: सूर्यसावित्रो दत्तात्मा पुण्डरीयक: । उष्णीनाभो नभोददश्च विश्वायुर्दीप्तिरेव च

somapaḥ sūryasāvitro dattātmā puṇḍarīyakaḥ | uṣṇīnābho nabhodadaś ca viśvāyur dīptir eva ca ||

قال بهيشما: «(ويُثنى عليه بأنه) سوماپا (Somapa)، وسوريا-ساڤيترا (Sūrya-Sāvitra)، ودتّاتما (Dattātmā)، وبوندارِيياكا (Puṇḍarīyaka)؛ وكذلك أُشنين‌آبها (Uṣṇīn ābha)، ونبهو‌دادا (Nabhodada)، وفيشڤايو (Viśvāyu)، بل وديبتي (Dīpti) حقًّا». وفي هذا الموضع يواصل بهيشما سردًا تعبّديًا مهيبًا للألقاب المقدّسة—أسماء تُبرز الإشراق الإلهي، والقوة المُحيية، والطهارة—داعيًا السامع إلى تنمية الإخلاص والثبات الخُلقي عبر تذكّر هذه الصفات السامية.

सोमपःSoma-drinker
सोमपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसोमप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सूर्यसावित्रःSun and Savitṛ (as one epithet)
सूर्यसावित्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्यसावित्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दत्तात्माself-surrendered; devoted
दत्तात्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदत्तात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुण्डरीयकःlotus-like one; Pundarīyaka
पुण्डरीयकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुण्डरीयक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उष्णीनाभःhaving a hot navel; Uṣṇīnाभ
उष्णीनाभः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउष्णीनाभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नभोददःsky-giver; cloud (giver of water)
नभोददः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनभोदद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
विश्वायुःhaving universal life; all-lived
विश्वायुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वायु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दीप्तिःsplendour; radiance
दीप्तिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदीप्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
S
Soma
S
Sūrya
S
Savitṛ

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches reverent recollection: by contemplating a series of divine epithets—radiance (dīpti), universal life-breath (viśvāyu), purity (puṇḍarīyaka), and self-surrender (dattātmā)—one is guided toward inner clarity, devotion, and steadiness in dharma.

Bhīṣma is continuing a formal enumeration of sacred names/attributes (a stotra-like catalogue). The narrative function is to glorify the revered being through multiple Vedic and symbolic titles, each pointing to a distinct ethical-spiritual quality.