Shloka 28

Devanagari script

एवं सर्वेषु भूतेषु गूढश्षरति संवृतः । दृश्यते त्वग्र्यया बुद्धया सूक्ष्मया तत्त्वदर्शिभि:

Transliteration

evaṃ sarveṣu bhūteṣu gūḍhaḥ śarati saṃvṛtaḥ | dṛśyate tv agryayā buddhyā sūkṣmayā tattvadarśibhiḥ ||

Translation

Demikianlah, dalam semua makhluk, Dia bergerak tersembunyi dan terselubung. Namun Dia disaksikan oleh para penyingkap hakikat melalui kecerdasan yang paling unggul, halus, dan tajam.

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this manner

सर्वेषुin all

भूतेषुin beings

गूढःhidden

शरतिmoves, flows

संवृतःcovered, concealed

दृश्यतेis seen, becomes visible

तुbut, however

अग्र्ययाby the foremost/excellent

बुद्ध्याby intellect

सूक्ष्मयाby subtle

तत्त्वदर्शिभिःby seers of reality

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

भ

भरद्वाज (Bharadvāja)

स

सर्वभूत (all beings)

त

तत्त्वदर्शिन् (seers of truth)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The ultimate reality (Self/Brahman) pervades all beings yet remains concealed by coverings; it is known not by ordinary perception but by refined, subtle discernment cultivated by truth-seers.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bharadvāja is instructing about the indwelling, hidden principle within all creatures, emphasizing that only those with subtle, highest understanding—tattvadarśins—can truly perceive it.