Shloka 52

Devanagari script

अतुलः शरभो भीम: समयज्ञो हविह॑रि: । सर्वलक्षणलक्षण्यो लक्ष्मीवान्‌ समितिज्जय:

Transliteration

atulaḥ śarabho bhīmaḥ samayajño havihariḥ | sarvalakṣaṇalakṣaṇyo lakṣmīvān samitijjayaḥ ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ସେ ଅତୁଲ, ଅନୁପମ; ଶରଭ; ଭୀମ, ପାପୀମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଭୟଙ୍କର; ସମୟଜ୍ଞ, ସମଭାବରୂପ ଯଜ୍ଞରେ ସ୍ଥିତ; ହବିର୍ହରି, ଯଜ୍ଞର ହବିଭାଗ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ସ୍ମରଣକାରୀଙ୍କ ପାପ ହରଣ କରନ୍ତି। ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଶୁଭ ଲକ୍ଷଣରେ ଲକ୍ଷିତ, ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀବାନ—ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀସହିତ—ଏବଂ ସମିତିଜୟ, ସଙ୍ଗ୍ରାମବିଜୟୀ।

Word by Word

• अतुलः: incomparable, unequalled
• अतुलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरभः: Śarabha (a mighty beast; epithet/name)
• शरभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमः: terrible, awe-inspiring
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समयज्ञः: knower of proper time/occasion; one who knows the right moment
• समयज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समयज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हविहरिः: receiver/appropriator of oblations (in sacrifice)
• हविहरिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविहरि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वलक्षणलक्षण्यः: marked by all auspicious characteristics
• सर्वलक्षणलक्षण्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वलक्षणलक्षण्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लक्ष्मीवान्: possessed of Lakṣmī; fortunate, splendid
• लक्ष्मीवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लक्ष्मीवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समितिज्जयः: victorious in battle/assembly of combat
• समितिज्जयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समितिजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Lakṣmī
• Havis (oblations)
• Śarabha (epithet)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that the divine ideal unites moral order and power: he is disciplined (knowing proper measure), purifying (removing sin through remembrance), and protective (victorious against forces that threaten dharma). Devotion is presented not as mere praise but as a path to ethical purification and steadfastness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is reciting a sequence of exalted epithets describing the supreme deity (in a stotra-like passage). Each name highlights a facet—transcendent excellence, acceptance of sacrifice, removal of sin, auspiciousness, association with Lakṣmī, and martial victory—building a devotional and ethical portrait for the listener.