Shloka 86
Devanagari script
ततः प्रयातो देवेश: सर्वैर्देवगणैर्वत:
Transliteration
tataḥ prayāto deveśaḥ sarvair devagaṇair vṛtaḥ
Translation
Then the Lord of the gods departed, surrounded and attended by all the hosts of deities.
Word by Word
ततःthen; thereafter; from there
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
Formअव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त)
प्रयातःdeparted; went forth
प्रयातः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-या (धातु: या)
Formकृत् (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
देवेशःthe lord of the gods
देवेशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवेश (देव + ईश)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
सर्वैःwith all
सर्वैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
देवगणैःwith the hosts of gods
देवगणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदेवगण (देव + गण)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
वत्सO dear one; O child
वत्स:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
Speaker
पितामह उवाच
Characters & Entities
द
देवेश (Indra)द
देवगण (hosts of gods)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
Even when divine forces appear in the narrative, they do not annul moral causality; their departure underscores that the war’s outcomes unfold within a larger order where actions and duties bear consequences.
Bhīṣma describes a moment after which the Lord of the gods (Indra) leaves, accompanied by the assembled deities, marking the end of a celestial episode and a transition back to the human battlefield narrative.