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Shloka 67

Devanagari script

सोमपो<मृतप: सोम: पुरुजित्‌ पुरुसत्तम: । विनयो जय: सत्यसंधो दाशार्ह: सात्वतां पति:

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | somapo'mṛtapāḥ somaḥ purujit puruṣottamaḥ | vinayo jayaḥ satyasaṃdho dāśārhaḥ sātvatāṃ patiḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma dit : Il est le buveur de Soma ; le buveur de l’immortalité ; et Soma lui-même. Il est le vainqueur de multitudes et la Personne suprême. Il est la discipline — celui qui humilie et retient les méchants ; il est la Victoire même. Il demeure infailliblement fidèle à ses vœux. Né dans la lignée des Dāśārha, il est le seigneur des Sātvatas (les Yādava) et le maître de ses dévots.

Word by Word

somapaḥSoma-drinker

amṛtapaḥnectar-drinker

somaḥSoma; the Moon

purujitconqueror of many

purusattamaḥbest of men

vinayaḥdiscipline; (one who is) restraint

jayaḥvictory; (one who is) victorious

satyasaṃdhaḥtrue to his vow; of truthful resolve

dāśārhaḥscion of the Dāśārha line

sātvātāmof the Sātvatas (Yādavas)

patiḥlord; master

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Soma

Amṛta

Dāśārha lineage

Sātvatas (Yādavas)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that divine greatness is not merely power to win (jaya, purujit) but also moral steadiness—truth to one’s vows (satyasaṃdha) and the capacity to discipline and correct wrongdoing (vinaya). Sovereignty is portrayed as ethical governance aligned with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira and reciting a sequence of divine epithets (as in the tradition of the Viṣṇu-sahasranāma). This verse lists several names praising the Lord—linking sacrificial imagery (Soma, amṛta) with kingship, victory, and unwavering truth.