Shloka 42

Parāśara’s Counsel on बुद्धि (Discernment), Karma-Consequences, and Avoidance of Pāpānubandha Actions

Devanagari script

फिर तो दुन्दुभियाँ, जोर-जोरसे बजनेवाले शंख, ढोल और नगाड़े आदि सहस्रों बाजे बजाये जाने लगे ।।

Transliteration

asurāṇāṃ tu sarveṣāṃ smṛtilopo mahān abhūt | māyānāśaś ca balavān kṣaṇena samapadyata ||

Translation

ତାପରେ ଦୁନ୍ଦୁଭି, ଉଚ୍ଚନାଦୀ ଶଙ୍ଖ, ଢୋଲ ଓ ଡିଣ୍ଡିମ ଆଦି ସହସ୍ର ସହସ୍ର ବାଦ୍ୟ ବାଜି ଉଠିଲା। ତେବେ ସମସ୍ତ ଅସୁରଙ୍କ ସ୍ମୃତିଶକ୍ତିର ଭୟଙ୍କର ଲୋପ ହେଲା; ଏବଂ କ୍ଷଣମାତ୍ରରେ ତାଙ୍କର ସମସ୍ତ ମାୟା ପ୍ରବଳଭାବେ ସମୂଳେ ନଶ୍ଟ ହୋଇଗଲା।

Word by Word

• असुराणाम्: of the asuras
• असुराणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• स्मृतिलोपः: loss of memory
• स्मृतिलोपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मृति-लोप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महान्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभूत्: was/occurred
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मायानाशः: destruction of (their) magic/illusions
• मायानाशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया-नाश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• बलवान्: mighty/strong
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षणेन: in a moment/within an instant
• क्षणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• समपद्यत: came about/occurred
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Asuras
• dundubhi (kettle-drum)
• shankha (conch)
• dhol (drum)
• nagara (war-drum)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power grounded in deception and pride is unstable. When clarity and remembrance (smṛti) are lost, strength collapses; dharmic or higher forces can shatter māyā in an instant, showing that inner steadiness is more decisive than outward might.

What is happening in the narrative?

A thunderous sounding of many war-instruments arises. At that moment the Asuras collectively suffer a great lapse of memory and composure, and their magical/illusory powers are suddenly destroyed.