Shloka 50
बक-गौतमाख्यानम् / The Baka–Gautama Account
On Gratitude and Friendship Ethics
Devanagari script
ततो देवो महादेव: शूलपाणिर्भगाक्षिहा
Transliteration
tato devo mahādevaḥ śūlapāṇir bhagākṣihā
Translation
Kemudian muncullah dewa Mahādeva—Śiva, yang memegang trisula di tangannya, pemusnah mata Bhaga—(menampakkan diri/maju).
Word by Word
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (पञ्चमी-अर्थे: 'from/thereupon')
देवःthe god
देवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
महादेवःMahādeva (the great god, Śiva)
महादेवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहादेव
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
शूलपाणिःthe trident-handed one
शूलपाणिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशूलपाणि
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
भगाक्षिहाthe destroyer of Bhaga's eye
भगाक्षिहा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभगाक्षिहन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaM
Mahādeva (Śiva)Ś
Śūla (trident)B
BhagaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
By invoking Śiva through powerful epithets, the passage underscores that dharma is upheld not only by human effort but also by a higher moral-cosmic authority that can restrain arrogance and restore order when it is violated.
Bhīṣma continues narrating and introduces Śiva’s arrival or action, identifying him as Mahādeva, the trident-bearer, and the one famed for striking Bhaga’s eye—signals that a decisive divine presence is entering the episode.