Shloka 33
Vāsudeva-Māhātmya: Duryodhana’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Theological Account of Keśava
Devanagari script
मुहूर्तदृष्टः स मया पतितो भुवि दृश्यते । जो कोई भी योद्धा नरश्रेष्ठ भीष्मके सम्मुख आ जाता, वह मुझे एक ही मुहूर्तमें खड़ा दिखायी देकर उसी क्षण धरतीपर लोटता दिखायी देता था | ३२ ह ।। एवं सा धर्मराजस्य वध्यमाना महाचमू:
Transliteration
muhūrtadṛṣṭaḥ sa mayā patito bhuvi dṛśyate |
Translation
Sañjaya said: “I saw him only for a brief moment—then he was seen fallen upon the earth.” In the moral atmosphere of the battle, the line underscores the terrifying inevitability of death before Bhīṣma: warriors who come face to face with him appear for an instant and are immediately brought down, revealing how prowess and fate can overwhelm individual effort in war.
Word by Word
मुहूर्तfor a moment / within a short time
मुहूर्त:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमुहूर्त
FormMasculine, Accusative (used adverbially), Singular
दृष्टःseen
दृष्टः:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
पतितःfallen
पतितः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
भुविon the ground
भुवि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभू
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
दृश्यतेis seen / appears
दृश्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormLat (present), Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Passive/impersonal sense (is seen)
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes