Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

योगमाय: सहस्राक्षो निरपायो महामना: । वीरो मित्रजनश्लाघी ज्ञातिबन्धुजनप्रिय:

Transliteration

yogamāyaḥ sahasrākṣo nirapāyo mahāmanāḥ | vīro mitrajanaślāghī jñātibandhujanapriyaḥ ||

Translation

ഈശ്വരൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—അവൻ യോഗമായാശക്തിയാൽ സമ്പന്നൻ, സഹസ്രാക്ഷൻ, അപായരഹിതൻ, മഹാമനസ്സുള്ളവൻ. അവൻ വീരൻ; സുഹൃത്തുക്കളെ ആദരിച്ച് പ്രശംസിക്കുന്നവൻ; ജ്ഞാതി-ബന്ധുക്കൾക്ക് പ്രിയങ്കരൻ.

Word by Word

• योगमायः: one whose (power is) yogic illusion; possessing yogamāyā
• योगमायः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योगमाया
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सहस्राक्षः: thousand-eyed
• सहस्राक्षः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्राक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निरपायः: free from danger; unharmed
• निरपायः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरपाय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महामनाः: great-minded; noble-hearted
• महामनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महामनस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वीरः: hero; valiant one
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मित्रजनश्लाघी: one who praises/commends friends (and their people)
• मित्रजनश्लाघी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मित्रजनश्लाघिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ज्ञातिबन्धुजनप्रियः: dear to kinsmen, relatives, and people
• ज्ञातिबन्धुजनप्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञातिबन्धुजनप्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

ईश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (the Lord, speaker)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises an ideal, divinely empowered protector: courageous, magnanimous, secure from harm, appreciative of friends, and beloved among kin—suggesting that true greatness combines power with loyalty, gratitude, and benevolence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Īśvara is describing (in laudatory terms) the qualities of a revered figure, emphasizing divine capability (yogamāyā), all-seeing oversight (sahasrākṣa), and social-ethical virtues—especially steadfast friendship and familial affection.