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Shloka 52

अतुलः शरभो भीम: समयज्ञो हविह॑रि: । सर्वलक्षणलक्षण्यो लक्ष्मीवान्‌ समितिज्जय:

atulaḥ śarabho bhīmaḥ samayajño havihariḥ | sarvalakṣaṇalakṣaṇyo lakṣmīvān samitijjayaḥ ||

ભીષ્મે કહ્યું—તે અતુલ, અદ્વિતીય; શરભ; ભીમ, પાપીઓ માટે ભયંકર; સમયજ્ઞ, સમભાવરૂપ યજ્ઞમાં સ્થિત; હવિર્હરિ, યજ્ઞનો હવિભાગ સ્વીકારનાર અને સ્મરણ કરનારાના પાપ હરણ કરનાર. તે સર્વ શુભ લક્ષણોથી લક્ષિત, લક્ષ્મીવાન—લક્ષ્મીસહિત—અને સમિતિજય, યુદ્ધવિજયી છે।

अतुलःincomparable, unequalled
अतुलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअतुल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शरभःŚarabha (a mighty beast; epithet/name)
शरभः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशरभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भीमःterrible, awe-inspiring
भीमः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समयज्ञःknower of proper time/occasion; one who knows the right moment
समयज्ञः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हविहरिःreceiver/appropriator of oblations (in sacrifice)
हविहरिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहविहरि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वलक्षणलक्षण्यःmarked by all auspicious characteristics
सर्वलक्षणलक्षण्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वलक्षणलक्षण्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
लक्ष्मीवान्possessed of Lakṣmī; fortunate, splendid
लक्ष्मीवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootलक्ष्मीवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समितिज्जयःvictorious in battle/assembly of combat
समितिज्जयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमितिजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
L
Lakṣmī
H
Havis (oblations)
Ś
Śarabha (epithet)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that the divine ideal unites moral order and power: he is disciplined (knowing proper measure), purifying (removing sin through remembrance), and protective (victorious against forces that threaten dharma). Devotion is presented not as mere praise but as a path to ethical purification and steadfastness.

Bhīṣma is reciting a sequence of exalted epithets describing the supreme deity (in a stotra-like passage). Each name highlights a facet—transcendent excellence, acceptance of sacrifice, removal of sin, auspiciousness, association with Lakṣmī, and martial victory—building a devotional and ethical portrait for the listener.