Shloka 33
Devanagari script
इत्युक्त्वा तांस्ततो देवा: पुनरेव महीमिमाम्
Transliteration
ity uktvā tāṁs tato devāḥ punar eva mahīm imām
Translation
Having spoken thus to them, the gods then once again turned their attention to this very earth—returning to it to carry forward what had been ordained, in keeping with cosmic order and duty.
Word by Word
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
FormAvyaya (quotative particle)
उक्त्वाhaving said
उक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), indeclinable; prior action
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
ततःthen/from there
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (adverb)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
FormAvyaya (adverb)
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
FormAvyaya (emphatic particle)
महीम्the earth
महीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमही
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
इमाम्this
इमाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
भ
भीष्म (Bhīṣma)द
देवाः (the gods)म
मही (Earth)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
The verse underscores that divine action follows spoken resolve and is directed toward restoring or maintaining dharma on earth; speech (decision/command) is followed by purposeful return to worldly responsibility.
Bhīṣma narrates that after addressing certain beings (“them”), the gods proceed again toward the earth, indicating a renewed engagement with earthly affairs as the next step in the story.