Shloka 9

Devanagari script

परम यो महत्तेज: परम॑ यो महत्तप: । परम॑ं यो महदब्रह्म परमं यः परायणम्‌

Transliteration

parama yo mahāttejaḥ paramaṁ yo mahātapaḥ | paramaṁ yo mahad brahma paramaṁ yaḥ parāyaṇam ||

Translation

ਉਹ ਪਰਮ ਹੈ—ਪਰਮ ਤੇਜਸਵੀ, ਪਰਮ ਤਪਸਵੀ; ਉਹੀ ਸਰਵੋੱਚ, ਉਹੀ ਮਹੱਦ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ, ਅਤੇ ਉਹੀ ਅੰਤਿਮ ਆਸਰਾ ਤੇ ਪਰਮ ਗਤੀ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• परमः: supreme
• परमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महत्तेजाः: of great splendor/energy
• महत्तेजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत्तेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परमः: supreme
• परमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महत्तपाः: of great austerity
• महत्तपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत्तपस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महद्ब्रह्म: the great Brahman (absolute)
• महद्ब्रह्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महद्ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परायणम्: the highest refuge/ultimate goal
• परायणम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परायण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Brahman (the Absolute)