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Shloka 15

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

शार््डचक्रायुध: खड्गी सर्वनागरिपुध्वज: । उत्तमेन स शीलेन दमेन च शमेन च

śārṅgacakrāyudhaḥ khaḍgī sarvanāgaripudhvajāḥ | uttamena sa śīlena damena ca śamena ca ||

ഈശ്വരൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—അവന്റെ ആയുധങ്ങൾ ശാർങ്ഗധനുസ്സും സുദർശനചക്രവും; കൂടാതെ നന്ദകഖഡ്ഗധാരിയും ആകുന്നു. അവന്റെ ധ്വജത്തിൽ സർവ്വനാഗശത്രുവായ ഗരുഡന്റെ ചിഹ്നം ദീപ്തമാണ്. ഉത്തമശീലം, ദമം, ശമം എന്നിവയാൽ അലങ്കൃതനായ അവൻ ദിവ്യവും അത്ഭുതവുമായ ആയുധങ്ങൾ എപ്പോഴും കൈവശം വഹിക്കുന്നു.

शार्ङ्गचक्रायुधःhe whose weapons are the Śārṅga (bow) and the discus
शार्ङ्गचक्रायुधः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशार्ङ्ग-चक्र-आयुध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
खड्गीsword-bearing
खड्गी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootखड्गिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वनागरिपुध्वजःhe whose banner bears Garuḍa, the enemy of all serpents
सर्वनागरिपुध्वजः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व-नाग-अरि-पुध्वज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उत्तमेनby/with excellent
उत्तमेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शीलेनwith good conduct/character
शीलेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशील
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
दमेनwith self-control (restraint)
दमेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
शमेनwith tranquility/inner calm
शमेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

ईश्वर उवाच

Ī
Īśvara
Ś
Śārṅga (bow)
S
Sudarśana (cakra/discus)
K
khaḍga (sword)
G
Garuḍa (banner emblem)
N
Nāgas (serpents)

Educational Q&A

True divine power is inseparable from virtue: the passage pairs martial insignia (bow, discus, sword, banner) with ethical excellences—śīla (good conduct), dama (sense-restraint), and śama (mental tranquility)—implying that rightful authority is grounded in inner discipline.

Īśvara describes a supreme divine figure through recognizable emblems (Śārṅga, Sudarśana, Garuḍa-banner) and through moral qualities, presenting both iconographic identifiers and the ethical profile that legitimizes his sovereignty.