Shloka 78
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
Devanagari script
आरुह्य भगवान् देवो दीप्यमान: स्वतेजसा
Transliteration
āruhya bhagavān devo dīpyamānaḥ svatejasā
Translation
Bhīṣma said: “Having mounted his conveyance, the blessed divine one shone forth, blazing with his own innate radiance.”
Word by Word
आरुह्यhaving mounted/ascended
आरुह्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-रुह्
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
भगवान्the blessed/lordly one
भगवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
देवःthe god
देवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दीप्यमानःshining, blazing
दीप्यमानः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदीप्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, कर्तरि
स्वतेजसाby his own splendor
स्वतेजसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वतेजस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
पितामह उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha)D
deva (a divine being)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights tejas—inner, self-sustaining spiritual and moral power—suggesting that true authority and sanctity are recognized by an inherent radiance rather than by external display.
Bhīṣma describes a divine figure mounting a vehicle or seat and appearing in a visibly resplendent form, emphasizing the god’s overwhelming presence and supernatural brilliance within the unfolding war narrative.