Shloka 6

Adhyāya 69: Strategic duels under Bhīṣma’s command

Virāṭa–Bhīṣma; Arjuna–Aśvatthāmā; Bhīma–Duryodhana; Abhimanyu–Lakṣmaṇa

Devanagari script

यत्‌ तत्‌ परं भविष्यं च भवितव्यं च यत्परम्‌ । भूतात्मा च प्रभुश्चैव ब्रह्म यच्च परं पदम्‌

Transliteration

yat tat paraṁ bhaviṣyaṁ ca bhavitavyaṁ ca yatparam | bhūtātmā ca prabhuścaiva brahma yacca paraṁ padam ||

Translation

ଯାହା ପରମ ଭବିଷ୍ୟ, ଏବଂ ଯାହା ସର୍ବୋଚ୍ଚ ଅନିବାର୍ୟତାରୂପେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଘଟିବ; ଯାହା ସମସ୍ତ ଭୂତଙ୍କର ଅନ୍ତରାତ୍ମା ଓ ସର୍ବାଧିପତି ପ୍ରଭୁ; ଯାହା ବ୍ରହ୍ମ ଓ ପରମ ପଦ—ସେଇ ଏଠାରେ କଥିତ ପରମ ସତ୍ୟ।

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• भविष्यं: future (that which is to be)
• भविष्यं: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भविष्यत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भवितव्यं: what must be / what is destined to be
• भवितव्यं: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, Gerundive (तव्यत्)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• भूतात्मा: the self of beings / the spirit within beings
• भूतात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• प्रभुः: lord, master
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• ब्रह्म: Brahman, the Absolute
• ब्रह्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• पदम्: state, abode, position
• पदम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Brahman