Shloka 48

वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म

Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving

Devanagari script

एकी भूतस्य न त्वस्य धारणे तेजस: प्रभो । समर्था सकला पृथ्वी बहुधा सृज्यतामयम्‌

Transliteration

ekī-bhūtasya na tv asya dhāraṇe tejasāḥ prabho | samarthā sakalā pṛthvī bahudhā sṛjyatām ayam ||

Translation

ପ୍ରଭୁ! ଆପଣଙ୍କ ତେଜୋମୟ ଏହି ଜ୍ୱର ଯେପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଏକାକାର ଅବିଭକ୍ତ ରହିବ, ସେପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ସମଗ୍ର ପୃଥିବୀ ଏହାକୁ ଧାରଣ କରିପାରିବ ନାହିଁ; ତେଣୁ ଏହାକୁ ବହୁ ରୂପରେ ବିଭକ୍ତ କରି ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word

• एकीभूतस्य: of (it) having become one/unified
• एकीभूतस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकीभूत
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अस्य: of this/its
• अस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• धारणे: in bearing/holding
• धारणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तेजसः: of the radiance/energy
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• समर्था: capable
• समर्था: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्थ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सकला: entire/whole
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• बहुधा: in many ways / into many parts
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा

• सृज्यताम्: let it be created/produced (i.e., made)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Imperative, Passive, 3rd, Singular

• अयम्: this (one/thing)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Prabhu (the Lord addressed)
• Pṛthvī (Earth)
• Jvara (fever, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power (tejas) must be moderated and distributed so it does not overwhelm the world; even justified force should be shaped by responsibility and compassion to preserve cosmic and social stability.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma addresses a divine authority, warning that a single concentrated manifestation of a fiery fever-like force cannot be borne by the earth, and requests that it be divided into multiple forms so creation can sustain it.