Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच भवतोड<पि सुरा: सर्वे भागं दास्यन्ति वै प्रभो । क्रियतां प्रतिसंहार: सर्वदेवेश्वर त्वया,ब्रद्माजी बोले--सर्वदेवेश्वर! प्रभो! अब आप अपने बढ़े हुए उस क्रोधको शान्त कीजिये। आजसे सब देवता आपको भी यज्ञका भाग दिया करेंगे

Transliteration

brahmovāca bhavato 'pi surāḥ sarve bhāgaṃ dāsyanti vai prabho | kriyatāṃ pratisaṃhāraḥ sarvadeveśvara tvayā ||

Translation

Brahmā berkata: “Wahai Tuhan, semua dewa sungguh akan memberikan kepadamu bagian dalam yajña juga. Wahai Penguasa segala dewa, kini kendalikan dan tarik kembali murka yang tengah menggelora itu.”

Word by Word

ब्रह्माBrahmā

उवाचsaid

भवतःto/for you (of you)

अपिalso, even

सुराःgods

सर्वेall

भागम्a share (portion)

दास्यन्तिwill give

वैindeed, surely

प्रभोO lord

क्रियताम्let it be done / may it be made

प्रतिसंहारःwithdrawal, retraction (cessation)

सर्वदेवेश्वरO lord of all gods

त्वयाby you

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Brahmā

the gods (surāḥ)

the Lord addressed as Sarvadeveśvara (unspecified in the verse)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when one possesses overwhelming power, ethical order is preserved through restraint: anger should be withdrawn once justice and rightful recognition are secured, and harmony restored through proper shares and mutual obligations.

What is happening in the narrative?

Brahmā addresses a supreme divine figure, assuring that all the gods will grant him a sacrificial share, and urges him to retract/quiet his intensified wrath—moving the situation from confrontation toward settlement and cosmic balance.