Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तेजकी राशिभूत अग्निदेवका तुम सब लोग शीघ्र अन्वेषण करो। वे तुम्हारी मनोवांछित कामनाको पूर्ण करेंगे ।। एतद्‌ू वाक्यमुपश्रुत्य ततो देवा महात्मन: । जम्मु: संसिद्धसंकल्पा: पर्येषन्तो विभावसुम्‌,महात्मा ब्रह्माजीका यह कथन सुनकर सफलमनोरथ हुए देवता अग्निदेवका अन्वेषण करनेके लिये वहाँसे चले गये

Transliteration

etad vākyam upaśrutya tato devā mahātmanaḥ | jagmuḥ saṃsiddha-saṅkalpāḥ paryeṣanto vibhāvasum ||

Translation

Bhīṣma sprach: Als die Götter die Worte des Großherzigen vernommen hatten—nun fest in ihrem Entschluss und des Erfolges gewiss—brachen sie von dort auf, um Vibhāvasu (Agni) zu suchen.

Word by Word

एतत्this (statement)

वाक्यम्speech, statement

उपश्रुत्यhaving heard

ततःthen, thereafter

देवाःthe gods

महात्मनःgreat-souled (ones)

जग्मुःwent

संसिद्धसंकल्पाःwhose resolve was accomplished; with fulfilled intention

पर्येषन्तःseeking, searching for

विभावसुम्Vibhāvasu (Agni, Fire-god)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

the gods (Devas)

Vibhavasu (Agni, Fire-god)

the great-souled one (Mahātman; contextually a revered authority figure)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

After receiving guidance from a noble authority, one should act promptly and with steady resolve. The verse highlights disciplined follow-through—hearing right counsel is incomplete unless it leads to determined, ethical action.

What is happening in the narrative?

The gods hear the instruction of a great-souled figure and then depart to search for Vibhāvasu (Agni). Their intention is fixed and their plan is set, so they proceed to carry out the quest.