Shloka 90

Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu

Gṛhastha-Vrata

Devanagari script

मृत्युरात्मा च लोकाश्न जिता भूतानि पञ्च च । बुद्धि: कालो मनो व्योम कामक्रोधी तथैव च,इस प्रकार सुदर्शनने अतिथि-सत्कारके पुण्यसे मृत्यु, आत्मा, लोक, पञ्चभूत, बुद्धि, काल, मन, आकाश, काम और क्रोधको भी जीत लिया

Transliteration

mṛtyur ātmā ca lokāś ca jitā bhūtāni pañca ca | buddhiḥ kālo mano vyoma kāma-krodhau tathaiva ca ||

Translation

Bhishma said: By the merit earned through honoring a guest, Sudarśana became victorious even over Death, the Self, the worlds, the five great elements, intellect, Time, mind, space, and likewise desire and anger.

Word by Word

मृत्युःdeath

आत्माself, soul

चand

लोकाःworlds, realms

चand

जिताःconquered

भूतानिbeings; elements

पञ्चfive

चand

बुद्धिःintellect

कालःtime

मनःmind

व्योमsky, space

कामःdesire

क्रोधःanger

तथाthus, likewise

एवindeed, just

चand

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Sudarśana

Mṛtyu (Death)

Ātman (Self)

Lokāḥ (worlds)

Pañca-bhūta (five elements)

Buddhi (intellect)

Kāla (Time)

Manas (mind)

Vyoma (space)

Kāma (desire)

Krodha (anger)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes