Shloka 13
अध्याय ७५ — दैव-पुरुषकार-समन्वयः
Reconciling Contingency and Human Effort
Devanagari script
अथ चेन्मां न जानासि सूर्यस्येवोद्यत: प्रभाम्
Transliteration
atha cen māṃ na jānāsi sūryasyevodyataḥ prabhām
Translation
यदि तुम अब भी मुझे नहीं पहचानते, तो उगते हुए सूर्य की प्रभा के समान मेरी तेजस्विता को देखो।
Word by Word
अथthen/now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
चेत्if
चेत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचेत्
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
जानासिyou know/recognize
जानासि:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
सूर्यस्यof the sun
सूर्यस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
उद्यत:risen/ascending
उद्यत::
TypeAdjective
Rootउद्यत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रभाम्splendour/radiance
प्रभाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीमसेन उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīmasenaS
Sūrya (the Sun)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
The verse emphasizes unmistakable moral and personal presence: true strength and rightful resolve cannot be concealed or dismissed; it stands forth openly like the rising sun, warning against misrecognition born of pride or hostility.
Bhīma is speaking in a tense pre-war context, asserting his identity and power. He challenges the other party’s failure (real or feigned) to recognize him, using the sun’s rising brilliance as a forceful comparison.