Mahabharata 7.194.59 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 194, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मलोक॑ महद्‌ दिव्यं देवगुह्ं हि तत्‌ परम्‌

Transliteration

brahmalokaṁ mahad divyaṁ devaguhyaṁ hi tat param

Translation

サञ्जयは言った。「それこそが、至上にして神聖なるブラフマローカ。広大で、神々にさえ秘されている。」

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: the Brahma-world
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• देवगुह्यम्: secret even to the gods / hidden from the gods
• देवगुह्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवगुह्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• परम्: supreme, highest
• परम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Brahmaloka
• Devas (gods)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse elevates Brahmaloka as a supreme, divine state that is not easily accessible or even fully knowable to ordinary celestial beings, implying that the highest spiritual destinations require exceptional merit, discipline, or realization beyond conventional power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya describes a transcendent realm—Brahmaloka—characterizing it as immense, divine, and profoundly secret, as part of his broader report to Dhritarashtra about extraordinary events and their larger spiritual significance.