Shloka 81

Devanagari script

तमारूढं तु देवेशं तुष्टवु: परमर्षय:

Transliteration

tam ārūḍhaṃ tu deveśaṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ paramarṣayaḥ

Translation

Da priesen die höchsten Weisen den Herrn der Götter, als er (sein Gefährt) bestieg, in Ehrfurcht und Zustimmung. Die Szene macht deutlich, dass selbst die erhabensten Seher die göttliche Souveränität und die sittliche Ordnung bekräftigen, die über dem Aufruhr des Krieges steht.

Word by Word

तम्him

आरूढम्mounted/ascended (upon)

तुbut/indeed

देवेशम्the lord of the gods

तुष्टुवुःpraised

परमर्षयःthe great sages

Speaker

पितामह उवाच

Characters & Entities

द

देवेश (Lord of the gods)

प

परमर्षयः (supreme sages)

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 highlights the ethical-religious principle that rightful power and cosmic order (dharma) are ultimately grounded in the divine; even the greatest sages respond with reverent praise, modeling humility and recognition of higher authority amid conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma (the speaker) reports that the supreme sages extol the Lord of the gods at the moment he mounts/ascends his vehicle or seat, marking a solemn, approving acknowledgment of divine presence and action within the unfolding events.