Shloka 115

Devanagari script

आधारनिलयोअ<थधाता पुष्पहास: प्रजागर: । ऊर्ध्वग: सत्पथाचार: प्राणद: प्रणव: पण:

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | ādhāra-nilayo 'dhātā puṣpa-hāsaḥ prajāgaraḥ | ūrdhva-gaḥ satpathācāraḥ prāṇa-daḥ praṇavaḥ paṇaḥ ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଭୂତଙ୍କର ଆଧାର ଓ ନିଲୟ; ଅଧାତା—ସ୍ୱୟଂସ୍ଥିତ, ଯାହାର କୌଣସି ନିର୍ମାତା ନାହିଁ। ପୁଷ୍ପ ପରି ବିକଶିତ ହାସ୍ୟ ତାଙ୍କର; ସେ ସଦା ଜାଗ୍ରତ, ନିତ୍ୟପ୍ରବୁଦ୍ଧ। ସେ ସର୍ବୋଚ୍ଚେ ଅଧିଷ୍ଠିତ ଓ ସତ୍ପଥାଚାରକୁ ଧାରଣ କରନ୍ତି। ସେ ପ୍ରାଣଦାତା—ପତିତଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଜୀବନ ଫେରାଇ ଦିଅନ୍ତି; ସେଇ ପ୍ରଣବ ‘ଓଁ’, ଏବଂ ସେଇ ‘ପଣ’—ଯିଏ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ସହ ଯଥାଯୋଗ୍ୟ ନ୍ୟାୟରେ ବ୍ୟବହାର କରନ୍ତି॥

Word by Word

• आधारनिलयः: the abode/support (of all beings)
• आधारनिलयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आधार-निलय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अधाता: the uncreated one; having no creator
• अधाता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-धातृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुष्पहासः: one whose smile is like a flower
• पुष्पहासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प-हास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रजागरः: fully awake; ever-vigilant
• प्रजागरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-जागर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ऊर्ध्वगः: going upward; situated above
• ऊर्ध्वगः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्ध्व-ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सत्पथाचारः: one who follows the path of the good
• सत्पथाचारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्-पथ-आचार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राणदः: giver of life
• प्राणदः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राण-द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रणवः: the sacred syllable Om
• प्रणवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पणः: one who deals appropriately; proper conduct
• पणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma (Bhīṣma)
• Praṇava (Oṃ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that the Supreme is both transcendent and immanent: the foundational support of the world, self-existent, ever-awake, the very standard of righteous conduct, and the life-giver. Ethically, it links devotion to the Divine with commitment to satpatha—right conduct—as an expression of the Divine nature.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and praising the Supreme through a litany of divine names/epithets. This verse is part of that praise, enumerating qualities that guide the listener toward reverence and righteous living.