Shloka 54

Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa

Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island

Devanagari script

तेषामृद्धिर्बहुविधा दृश्यते दैवमानुषी । अशक्या परिसंख्यातु श्रद्धेया तु बुभूषता,उनकी अनेक प्रकारकी दैवी और मानुषी समृद्धि देखी जाती है। उसकी गणना असम्भव है। कल्याणकी इच्छा रखनेवाले मनुष्यको उस समृद्धिपर विश्वास करना चाहिये

Transliteration

teṣām ṛddhir bahuvidhā dṛśyate daivamānuṣī | aśakyā parisaṅkhyātuṁ śraddheyā tu bubhūṣatā ||

Translation

サञ्जयは言った。「彼らのうちには、神々のものにも人のものにも及ぶ、さまざまな繁栄が見て取れる。それは数え尽くすことができない。されど真の安寧を求める者は、その繁栄（そしてそれを授ける高次の秩序）を信じるべきである。」

Word by Word

तेषाम्of them

ऋद्धिःprosperity, success

बहुविधाof many kinds

दृश्यतेis seen, appears

दैवdivine

मानुषीhuman

अशक्याimpossible

परिसंख्यातुम्to enumerate, to count fully

श्रद्धेयाto be trusted/believed

तुbut, indeed

बुभूषताby one who wishes to be (i.e., to live/prosper); by a seeker of welfare

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

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?

The verse highlights that prosperity and success arise in manifold forms through both divine factors and human means, and that their full measure is beyond calculation; therefore, one who seeks genuine welfare should cultivate śraddhā—trust in the moral-cosmic order and in the possibility of auspicious outcomes aligned with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, comments on the remarkable, varied prosperity or powers seen among the concerned parties; he emphasizes that these manifestations are too numerous to enumerate and urges a stance of trust for those aiming at well-being.