Shloka 22

Devanagari script

ततः पाशुपतं दिव्यमवाप्य पुनरीश्वरात्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ pāśupataṃ divyam avāpya punar īśvarāt

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Then, having once again obtained from the Lord the divine Pāśupata weapon, he became newly empowered for the grim duties of war—an acquisition that signals both extraordinary divine favor and the perilous escalation of violence when sacred power is drawn into human conflict.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/then')

• पाशुपतम्: the Pāśupata (weapon/boon)
• पाशुपतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाशुपत
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• अवाप्य: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), 'having obtained'

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: Avyaya

• ईश्वरात्: from the Lord (Īśvara)
• ईश्वरात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, ablative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Īśvara (the Lord, commonly Śiva/Paśupati here)
• Pāśupata weapon

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical tension of divine empowerment in warfare: sacred power (a divine weapon) may be granted by the Lord, but its use intensifies moral responsibility and the consequences of violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a warrior (implied by context) again receives the divine Pāśupata weapon from Īśvara, indicating renewed access to an extraordinary, potentially decisive force in the battle.