Shloka 25

Śiśupāla-vākya: Bhīṣma-nindā and the ‘Haṃsa’ Exemplum (शिशुपालवाक्यम् — भीष्मनिन्दा, हंसदृष्टान्तः)

Devanagari script

बुद्धिर्मनो महद्‌ वायुस्तेजो5म्भ: खं मही च या । चतुर्विधं च यद्‌ भूत॑ं सर्व कृष्णे प्रतेष्ठितम्‌,महत्तत्त्व, अहंकार, मनसहित ग्यारह इन्द्रियाँ, आकाश, वायु, तेज, जल, पृथ्वी तथा जरायुज, अण्डज, स्वेदज और उद्धिज्ज--ये चार प्रकारके प्राणी भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णमें ही प्रतिष्ठित हैं

Transliteration

buddhir mano mahad vāyus tejo 'mbhaḥ khaṃ mahī ca yā | caturvidhaṃ ca yad bhūtaṃ sarvaṃ kṛṣṇe pratiṣṭhitam ||

Translation

ବୁଦ୍ଧି, ମନ, ମହତ୍ତତ୍ତ୍ୱ, ବାୟୁ, ତେଜ, ଜଳ, ଆକାଶ ଓ ପୃଥିବୀ—ଏବଂ ଚାରି ପ୍ରକାରର ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀ—ସବୁ ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣରେ ହିଁ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ।

Word by Word

• बुद्धिः: intellect
• बुद्धिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• महत्: the Great principle (mahat-tattva)
• महत्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वायुः: wind/air
• वायुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेजः: fire/energy
• तेजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अम्भः: water
• अम्भः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्भस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• खम्: space/ether
• खम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मही: earth
• मही: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• या: which (f.)
• या: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• चतुर्विधम्: fourfold
• चतुर्विधम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्विध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• यत्: whatever/that which (n.)
• यत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भूतम्: being/creature; element
• भूतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कृष्णे: in Krishna
• कृष्णे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: established/grounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular, Passive (participial)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Kṛṣṇa
• buddhi (intellect)
• manas (mind)
• mahat (Great Principle)
• vāyu (wind)
• tejas (fire)
• ambhas (water)
• kha/ākāśa (space)
• mahī (earth)
• caturvidha-bhūta (fourfold beings)