Shloka 35

भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival

Devanagari script

पृथिव्यामप्रतिहतो वीर्येण च भविष्यति । विक्रमेण च सम्पन्न: सर्वपार्थिवपार्थिव:,वे इस भूमण्डलमें अपने बल-पराक्रमद्वारा अजेय होंगे। विक्रमसे सम्पन्न तथा समस्त राजाओंके भी राजा होंगे

Transliteration

pṛthivyām apratihato vīryeṇa ca bhaviṣyati | vikrameṇa ca sampannaḥ sarvapārthivapārthivaḥ ||

Translation

主は言われた。「この大地において彼は、その力の徳によって征服されることがない。武勇に満ち、諸王の中の王となり—あらゆる地上の支配者に勝って卓越するであろう。」

Word by Word

• पृथिव्याम्: on the earth
• पृथिव्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• अप्रतिहतः: unobstructed, irresistible
• अप्रतिहतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रतिहत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वीर्येण: by prowess/strength
• वीर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• भविष्यति: will be/become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular

• विक्रमेण: by valor/heroic stride
• विक्रमेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• सम्पन्नः: endowed with, possessed of
• सम्पन्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वपार्थिवपार्थिवः: king over all kings
• सर्वपार्थिवपार्थिवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-पार्थिव-पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

ईश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (the Lord)
• pṛthivī (earth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Legitimate sovereignty is portrayed as arising from proven strength and valor—an excellence that makes a ruler ‘unopposed’ and foremost among kings, implying the ethical ideal of capable leadership.

What is happening in the narrative?

Īśvara speaks a boon-like prediction: the person being referred to will be unbeatable on earth through prowess and will attain supremacy over other rulers.