Shloka 38
Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections
Devanagari script
ब्राह्मं रूपं ततः कृत्वा महादेवो महायशा:
Transliteration
brāhmaṃ rūpaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā mahādevo mahāyaśāḥ
Translation
ત્યારે મહાયશસ્વી મહાદેવે બ્રાહ્મણનું રૂપ ધારણ કર્યું—જાણે દિવ્ય સામર્થ્યને વૈદિક અધિકાર અને સંયમની મર્યાદામાં બાંધી કાર્ય કરવા લાગ્યા.
Word by Word
ब्राह्मम्Brahmanic, pertaining to Brahmā
ब्राह्मम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootब्राह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
रूपम्form, appearance
रूपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
कृत्वाhaving made, having assumed
कृत्वा:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
महादेवःMahādeva (Śiva)
महादेवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महायशाःof great fame, illustrious
महायशाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहायशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaM
Mahādeva (Śiva)B
brāhma-rūpa (Brahman-like form)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Power is not always expressed through force; the divine (and by extension the wise) may adopt a form associated with learning and dharma to guide events through legitimate, restrained, and ethically resonant means.
The narrator states that Mahādeva changes his appearance into a Brahman-like form, preparing to act or speak in a way that carries the authority of sacred tradition within the unfolding war-time narrative.