Shloka 27

Devanagari script

सर्वगः सर्वविद्धानुर्विष्वक्सेनो जनार्दन: । वेदो वेदविदव्यज्जी वेदाड़ो वेदवित्‌ कवि:

Transliteration

sarvagaḥ sarvavid dhānur viṣvakseno janārdanaḥ | vedo vedavid avyajī vedāṅgo vedavit kaviḥ ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ସେ ସର୍ବଗ—କାରଣରୂପେ ସର୍ବତ୍ର ବ୍ୟାପ୍ତ; ସର୍ବବିତ୍ ଧାନୁ—ସର୍ବଜ୍ଞ ପ୍ରକାଶସ୍ୱରୂପ; ବିଷ୍ୱକ୍ସେନ—ଶତ୍ରୁସେନାକୁ ଛିନ୍ନଭିନ୍ନ କରୁଥିବା; ଏବଂ ଜନାର୍ଦନ—ଯାହାଙ୍କ ନିକଟେ ଭକ୍ତମାନେ ଅଭ୍ୟୁଦୟ ଓ ନିଃଶ୍ରେୟସ ପାଇଁ ଯାଚନା କରନ୍ତି। ସେଇ ବେଦ; ବେଦବିତ୍—ବେଦ ଓ ତାହାର ଅର୍ଥକୁ ଯଥାର୍ଥ ଜାଣୁଥିବା; ଅବ୍ୟଙ୍ଗ୍ୟ—ସର୍ବାଙ୍ଗପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ, କେଉଁଠି ମଧ୍ୟ ଅପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ନୁହେଁ; ବେଦାଙ୍ଗ—ବେଦମାନେ ତାଙ୍କ ଅଙ୍ଗ; ବେଦବିତ୍—ବେଦବିଚାରକ; ଏବଂ କବି—ସର୍ବଜ୍ଞ ଦ୍ରଷ୍ଟା।

Word by Word

• सर्वगः: all-pervading
• सर्वगः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्ववित्: knower of all
• सर्ववित्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्ववित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धानुः: archer (bowman)
• धानुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धानुस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विष्वक्सेनः: he whose army is everywhere / (name) Vishvaksena
• विष्वक्सेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्वक्सेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जनार्दनः: Janardana (Vishnu/Krishna)
• जनार्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वेदः: the Veda / sacred knowledge
• वेदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वेदवित्: knower of the Veda
• वेदवित्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेदवित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अव्यजः: unblemished / without defect
• अव्यजः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वेदाङ्गः: having the Vedangas / (one) with Vedic limbs
• वेदाङ्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदाङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वेदवित्: knower of the Veda
• वेदवित्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेदवित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कविः: sage / seer / poet
• कविः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Viṣṇu (as Viṣvaksena, Janārdana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that the supreme Lord (Viṣṇu/Janārdana) is simultaneously the protector in worldly struggle and the very ground of sacred knowledge. Ethical life (dharma) is anchored in devotion to the all-knowing, all-pervading source of the Veda, who grants both abhyudaya (worldly flourishing) and niḥśreyasa (ultimate liberation).

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction through praise of Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu using a chain of epithets. This functions as a devotional and doctrinal affirmation within his teachings, presenting the Lord as the refuge and the authority behind Vedic dharma.