Shloka 33
Adhyāya 69: Strategic duels under Bhīṣma’s command
Virāṭa–Bhīṣma; Arjuna–Aśvatthāmā; Bhīma–Duryodhana; Abhimanyu–Lakṣmaṇa
Devanagari script
तस्माद् ब्रवीमि ते राजन्नेष वै शाश्वतोडव्यय: । सर्वलोकमयो नित्य: शास्ता धात्रीधरो ध्रुव:,राजन! इसलिये तुम्हें यह बता रहा हूँ कि ये भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण सनातन, अविनाशी, सर्वलोकस्वरूप, नित्य शासक, धरणीधर एवं अविचल हैं
Transliteration
tasmād bravīmi te rājann eṣa vai śāśvato ’vyayaḥ | sarvalokamayo nityaḥ śāstā dhātrīdharō dhruvaḥ ||
Translation
Therefore, O King, I tell you this: he—Śrī Kṛṣṇa—is eternal and imperishable. He embodies all worlds, is the ever-present ruler and ordainer, the bearer of the earth, and the unwavering foundation.
Word by Word
तस्मात्therefore/from that reason
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद्
FormAblative (पञ्चमी), singular; pronominal adverbial use
ब्रवीमिI say/tell
ब्रवीमि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormPresent (लट्), 1st person, singular, parasmaipada
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormDative (चतुर्थी), singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormVocative (सम्बोधन), singular, masculine
एषःthis (one)
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNominative (प्रथमा), singular, masculine
वैindeed/verily
वै:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
FormParticle
शाश्वतःeternal
शाश्वतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशाश्वत
FormNominative, singular, masculine
अव्ययःimperishable
अव्ययः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यय
FormNominative, singular, masculine
सर्वलोकमयःconsisting of all worlds
सर्वलोकमयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वलोकमय
FormNominative, singular, masculine
नित्यःeverlasting/constant
नित्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्य
FormNominative, singular, masculine
शास्ताruler/ordainer
शास्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशास्
FormNominative, singular, masculine; agent noun (तृच्/तार्-प्रत्यय: 'one who rules/commands')
धात्रीधरःbearer of the earth
धात्रीधरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधात्रीधर
FormNominative, singular, masculine
ध्रुवःfirm/unchanging
ध्रुवः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootध्रुव
FormNominative, singular, masculine
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormVocative, singular, masculine
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaK
King (rājan)Ś
Śrī KṛṣṇaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes