Shloka 48

Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations

Sanskrit

तदा मां मुनयः सर्वे स्तोष्यन्त्यानम्रमूर्तयः ।

भीमा देवीति विख्यातं तन्मे नाम भविष्यति ॥

Transliteration

tadā māṃ munayaḥ sarve stoṣyanty ānamra-mūrtayaḥ | bhīmā devīti vikhyātaṃ tan me nāma bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

Dann werden alle Weisen, in gebeugter Haltung, mich preisen; und der Name „Bhīmā Devī“ wird als mein Name berühmt werden.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्ता (Karta—qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative); विशेषण

• स्तोष्यन्ति: will praise
• स्तोष्यन्ति: कर्ता (Karta/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• आनम्रमूर्तयः: having bowed forms (reverently bent)
• आनम्रमूर्तयः: कर्ता (Karta—qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आनम्र-मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक: आनम्र + मूर्ति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative); विशेषण; (आनम्रा मूर्तिः यस्य) ‘with bowed forms’

• भीमा: Bhīmā
• भीमा: सम्बोधन/नाम (Appositional naming)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: सम्बोधन/नाम (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• इति: thus/‘as’
• इति: वाक्यसम्बन्ध (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• विख्यातम्: renowned/known
• विख्यातम्: विशेषण/विधेय (Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ख्या (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• मे: my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Genitive—possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; षष्ठी (Genitive)

• नाम: name
• नाम: कर्ता (Karta/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speakers

• Devī (as narrator/speaker) within the Devi Mahatmyam frame

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "bhakti", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Devī (Durgā/Caṇḍikā)

Shakti Aspects

• Bhīmā

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Stuti as naming
• Humility before the Divine
• Protective ferocity

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

True power invites humility, not domination. The sages’ bowing indicates that recognizing the divine source of protection cultivates reverence and steadies dharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita with nāma-kīrtana: the tradition preserves divine forms through liturgical remembrance and story.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Bhīmā’ is the awe that dissolves egoic rigidity; when the ego bows (ānamra), the inner ‘demon’ tendencies lose their hold.