Shloka 80

Devanagari script

स्तूयमान: सुरै: पार्थ ऋषिभिश्न तपोधनै: । स्थान माहेश्वरं कृत्वा दिव्यमप्रतिमं प्रभु:

Transliteration

stūyamānaḥ suraiḥ pārtha ṛṣibhiś ca tapodhanaiḥ | sthānaṃ māheśvaraṃ kṛtvā divyam apratimaṃ prabhuḥ ||

Translation

ໂອ ປາຣຖະ, ຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າຜູ້ມີອານຸພາບ ຖືກສັນລະເສີນໂດຍເທວະດາ ແລະ ດຸລະສີຜູ້ມີຕະປະອັນແກ່ກ້າ; ພຣະອົງໄດ້ສ້າງສະຖານທີ່ອັນເທວະພາບ ບໍ່ມີສິ່ງໃດທຽບໄດ້ ເພື່ອພຣະມະເຫສະວະຣະ.

Word by Word

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• स्तूयमानः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → स्तूयमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुरैः: by the gods
• सुरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• पार्थ: O Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• ऋषिभिः: by sages
• ऋषिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

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

• तपोधनैः: by ascetics rich in austerity
• तपोधनैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोधन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• स्थानम्: a place/abode
• स्थानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• माहेश्वरम्: belonging to Maheshvara (Śiva)
• माहेश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माहेश्वर
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made/established
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अप्रतिमम्: incomparable
• अप्रतिमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रतिम
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रभुः: the lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• पार्थ (Arjuna)
• सुर (Devas)
• ऋषि (Sages)
• तपोधन (Ascetics)
• माहेश्वर (Maheśvara/Śiva)
• स्थान (Abode/place)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that true greatness is confirmed not merely by force but by being worthy of praise from the divine and the austere; establishing a sacred Śaiva abode symbolizes aligning power with sanctity, reverence, and spiritual legitimacy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa addresses Arjuna and describes a mighty figure who, while being praised by gods and ascetic sages, establishes an incomparable divine abode associated with Maheśvara (Śiva), marking a moment of consecration and divine recognition.