Shloka 35

Devanagari script

अमृत्यु: सर्वदृक्‌ सिंह: संधाता सन्धिमान्स्थिर: । अजो दुर्मर्षण: शास्ता विश्रुतात्मा सुरारिहा

Transliteration

amṛtyuḥ sarvadṛk siṁhaḥ saṁdhātā sandhimān sthiraḥ | ajo durmarṣaṇaḥ śāstā viśrutātmā surārihā ||

Translation

Bhishma berkata: Ia tak-mati dan maha-melihat; laksana singa yang membinasakan orang durjana. Ia Sang Penata yang mengaitkan makhluk dengan buah perbuatannya; Pemilik hasil yajña dan tapa; senantiasa teguh dan tak berubah. Ia tak-terlahirkan, tak tertandingi; Penguasa dan pemberi ganjaran bagi semua; termasyhur dalam Weda dan śāstra; serta pembunuh musuh-musuh para dewa.

Word by Word

• अमृत्युः: deathless; free from death
• अमृत्युः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वदृक्: all-seeing
• सर्वदृक्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वदृश्/दृक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सिंहः: lion (metaphor: mighty destroyer of the wicked)
• सिंहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संधाता: the arranger/ordainer; one who joins (beings with results of deeds)
• संधाता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संधातृ (प्रातिपदिक; कर्तृ-प्रत्यय -तृ from धा with सम्-)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सन्धिमान्: possessing (all) conjunctions/alliances; endowed with proper combinations
• सन्धिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सन्धिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्थिरः: steady; immutable
• स्थिरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अजः: unborn
• अजः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुर्मर्षणः: irresistible; not to be borne/endured by anyone
• दुर्मर्षणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्मर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शास्ता: ruler; chastiser; governor
• शास्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास् (धातु) + तृ (कर्तृ-प्रत्यय) → शास्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विश्रुतात्मा: of renowned nature/essence; famed in the scriptures
• विश्रुतात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्रुत-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुरारिहा: slayer of the enemies of the gods
• सुरारिहा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर-अरि-हन् (प्रातिपदिक; हन् with agentive formation)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• the Supreme Lord (as the subject of the epithets)
• suras (gods)
• enemies of the gods (asuras/anti-divine forces, implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises the Supreme as deathless, omniscient, and the moral governor of the universe: He maintains cosmic order by linking beings to the fruits of their actions, remains unchanging, and protects dharma by overpowering destructive forces.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and devotion; here he recites a sequence of divine epithets describing the Lord’s nature—His immortality, sovereignty, steadiness, and role as protector of the gods and destroyer of their enemies.