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Shloka 13

जगद्योनिं जगद्वघीजं॑ जयिनं जगतो गतिम्‌ | विश्वात्मानं विश्वसृजं विश्वमूर्ति यशस्विनम्‌,वे ही जगत्‌की उत्पत्तिके स्थान, जगत॒के बीज, विजयशील, जगत्‌के आश्रय, सम्पूर्ण विश्वके आत्मा, विश्वविधाता, विश्वरूप और यशस्वी हैं

jagadyoniṁ jagad-bījaṁ jayiṇaṁ jagato gatiṁ | viśvāt-mānaṁ viśva-sṛjaṁ viśva-mūrtiṁ yaśasvinam ||

Vyāsa sprach: „Er ist Schoß und Ursprung des Universums, der Same, aus dem die Welt hervorgeht; stets siegreich und die letzte Zuflucht und Bahn aller Wesen. Er ist das Selbst in allem, der Schöpfer des Kosmos, dessen Gestalt das ganze All ist, und der Ruhmreiche.“

जगद्-योनिम्the womb/source of the world
जगद्-योनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् + योनि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
जगद्-बीजम्the seed of the world
जगद्-बीजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् + बीज
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
जयिनम्the victorious one
जयिनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootजयिन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जगतःof the world
जगतः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootजगत्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
गतिम्refuge/goal/way
गतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
विश्व-आत्मानम्the universal Self
विश्व-आत्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविश्व + आत्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विश्व-सृजम्creator of the universe
विश्व-सृजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविश्व + सृज्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विश्व-मूर्तिम्whose form is the universe
विश्व-मूर्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविश्व + मूर्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
यशस्विनम्glorious/famed
यशस्विनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootयशस्विन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
T
the Supreme/Universal Being (unnamed in the verse)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches a vision of the ultimate reality as both transcendent and immanent: the universe arises from Him (yoni, bīja), moves toward Him (gati), and is pervaded by Him as its inner Self (viśvātman). This supports dharmic resilience—ethical clarity grounded in reverence for a cosmic order beyond immediate conflict.

In Drona Parva’s war setting, Vyāsa speaks in a laudatory, theological register, describing the supreme principle as the origin, creator, and all-encompassing form of the world. The praise functions to re-center attention from battlefield outcomes to the deeper source of victory, destiny, and moral orientation.