Shloka 84

Devanagari script

असिर्विशसन: खड््‌गस्तीक्ष्णधारो दुरासद: । श्रीगर्भो विजयश्चैव धर्मपालस्तथैव च,१. असि, २. विशसन, ३. खड्ग, ४. तीक्ष्णधार, ५. दुरासद, ६. श्रीगर्भ, ७. विजय और ८. धर्मपाल-ये ही वे आठ नाम हैं

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | asir viśasanaḥ khaḍgas tīkṣṇadhāro durāsadaḥ | śrīgarbho vijayaś caiva dharmapālas tathaiva ca | ete hi te aṣṭa nāmāni |

Translation

Bhīṣma berkata: “(Senjata ini) disebut Asi, Viśasana, Khaḍga, Tīkṣṇadhāra, Durāsada, Śrīgarbha, Vijaya, dan Dharmapāla—itulah delapan namanya.”

Word by Word

• असिः: sword
• असिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: असि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विशसनः: slaying; destructive
• विशसनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशसन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• खड्गः: sword
• खड्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तीक्ष्णधारः: having a sharp edge
• तीक्ष्णधारः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्णधार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुरासदः: hard to approach; formidable
• दुरासदः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरासद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रीगर्भः: having splendor/fortune within; auspicious
• श्रीगर्भः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीगर्भ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विजयः: victory
• विजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• धर्मपालः: protector of dharma
• धर्मपालः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मपाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• sword (asi/khaḍga)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames the sword through eight epithets that balance terror and auspicious duty: it is deadly (viśasana, tīkṣṇadhāra) yet ideally a dharma-instrument (dharmapāla), implying that force is justified only when aligned with righteous protection and lawful punishment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma is enumerating the traditional names of the sword/weapon, presenting it as an object with recognized attributes and functions—formidable in battle, yet conceptually tied to victory and the safeguarding of dharma.