Shloka 37

वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म

Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्य सुरेशस्य क्रोधादमिततेजस:

Transliteration

tatastasyasureśasya krodhādamitatejasaḥ

Translation

Entonces, provocado por la ira, aquel señor de los dioses—de esplendor inconmensurable—actuó en consecuencia. Este verso anuncia un giro decisivo: la autoridad divina, agitada por la cólera, empieza a modelar la consecuencia moral del episodio.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter; from that (point)
• ततः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पञ्चमी-अर्थे: 'from/thereafter')

• तस्य: of him; his
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• सुरेशस्य: of the lord of the gods (Indra)
• सुरेशस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरेश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• क्रोधात्: from anger; due to anger
• क्रोधात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• अमिततेजसः: of (one) of immeasurable splendor/energy
• अमिततेजसः: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमिततेजस्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sureśa (Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds krodha (anger) as a powerful catalyst even in exalted beings; when authority is driven by wrath, it can rapidly determine outcomes, underscoring the ethical need to restrain anger and act from dharma rather than impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma indicates a turning point: the lord of the gods (Indra), described as possessing boundless splendor, becomes angry, and the next events are implied to proceed from that divine wrath.