Shloka 58

भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः

Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify

Devanagari script

प्रजापतिपते देव पद्मनाभ महाबल । आत्मभूत महाभूत सत्त्वात्मन्‌ जय सर्वदा,देव! आप ही प्रजापतियोंके भी पति, पद्मनाभ और महाबली हैं। आत्मा और महाभूत भी आप ही हैं। सत्त्वस्वरूप परमेश्वर! सदा आपकी जय हो

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca |

prajāpatipate deva padmanābha mahābala |

ātmabhūta mahābhūta sattvātman jaya sarvadā ||

Translation

O God, Lord of the Prajapatis, O Padmanabha, O mighty one! You are the indwelling Self, and You are also the great elements that constitute the world. O Lord whose essence is pure being (sattva), may victory ever be Yours.

Word by Word

• प्रजापतिपते: O lord of the Prajāpatis
• प्रजापतिपते: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति-पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• देव: O god
• देव: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पद्मनाभ: O Padmanābha (lotus-naveled one)
• पद्मनाभ: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मनाभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• महाबल: O mighty one
• महाबल: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• आत्मभूत: O one who is the Self / who has become the Self
• आत्मभूत: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मभूत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• महाभूत: O great element / great being
• महाभूत: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभूत
• Form: Neuter, Vocative, Singular

• सत्त्वात्मन्: O one whose essence is sattva / pure being
• सत्त्वात्मन्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्वात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• जय: victory
• जय: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा

• देव: O god
• देव: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Deva (the Lord)
• Prajāpati-pati
• Padmanābha (Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa)
• Mahābhūtas (great elements)