Shloka 423

अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा

Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin

Devanagari script

न किंचिदपि पश्यामो हतचक्षुर्बलेन्द्रिया: । “भगवान्‌के उस अनिर्वचनीय तेजने हमारे चित्तको सहसा खींच लिया था; परंतु हमारे नेत्र

Transliteration

na kiñcid api paśyāmo hata-cakṣur balendriyāḥ |

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ଆମେ କିଛିମଧ୍ୟ ଦେଖିପାରୁନଥିଲୁ। ଆମ ଚକ୍ଷୁ ଯେନେ ଆଘାତରେ ଅନ୍ଧ ହୋଇଗଲା; ବଳ ଓ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅଭିଭୂତ ହୋଇଥିଲେ। ସେଇ ଭଗବାନଙ୍କର ଅନିର୍ବଚନୀୟ ତେଜ ଆମ ଚିତ୍ତକୁ ସହସା ନିଜ ପାଖକୁ ଟାଣିନେଲା; କିନ୍ତୁ ଚକ୍ଷୁ, ବଳ ଓ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟ ପ୍ରତିହତ ଥିବାରୁ ଆମେ କିଛିମଧ୍ୟ ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ଭାବେ ଦେଖିପାରିଲୁ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• kiñcit: anything, something
• kiñcit: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: kiñcit
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• api: even, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api

• paśyāmaḥ: we see
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (paśyati)
• Form: present, first, plural, parasmaipada

• hata: struck, impaired
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √han
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• cakṣuḥ: eye, sight
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• bala: strength
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• indriyāḥ: senses, faculties
• Type: Noun
• Root: indriya
• Form: neuter, nominative, plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Bhagavān (the Lord)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Human senses and strength have limits; when confronted with the Lord’s overwhelming, indescribable splendor, ordinary perception fails. The passage underscores humility and the need for inner preparedness (purity, steadiness) to apprehend higher truth.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a moment when the Lord’s radiance powerfully draws the mind, yet the observers cannot see clearly because their eyes and faculties are overpowered—suggesting an encounter with a divine manifestation that exceeds normal sensory capacity.