Shloka 18

योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः

Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction

Devanagari script

चक्रे चानुपमां पूजां तस्याश्वापि स सर्ववित्‌ । देवराज: श्रियं राजन्‌ वाक्‍्यं चेदमुवाच ह

Transliteration

cakre cānupamāṃ pūjāṃ tasyāśv api sa sarvavit | devarājaḥ śriyaṃ rājan vākyam cedam uvāca ha ||

Translation

Bhishma disse: O Senhor dos deuses, onisciente (Indra), prestou-lhe uma adoração incomparável; e então, ó rei, dirigiu-se a Śrī (Lakṣmī) com estas palavras.

Word by Word

• चक्रे: did/made
• चक्रे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• अनुपमाम्: incomparable
• अनुपमाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पूजाम्: worship/adoration
• पूजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तस्य: of him/of that
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अश्वा: horses
• अश्वा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्ववित्: all-knowing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वविद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवराजः: king of the gods (Indra)
• देवराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रियम्: Śrī (Lakṣmī)/splendor
• श्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• इदम्: this
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed/for emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Nārada
• Indra (Devarāja)
• Śrī/Lakṣmī (Goddess)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the highest authority among gods models dharmic humility: true greatness expresses itself through reverent surrender and honoring the source of auspiciousness (Śrī/Lakṣmī), implying that prosperity is to be approached with devotion and right conduct rather than pride.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada proceeds ahead and Indra follows with folded hands toward the Goddess; Indra offers himself and performs an unparalleled worship, after which he begins to speak to Śrī/Lakṣmī.