Shloka 33
Devanagari script
महेष्वासो महीभर्ता श्रीनिवास: सतां गति: । अनिरुद्ध: सुरानन्दो गोविन्दो गोविदां पति:
Transliteration
maheṣvāso mahībhartā śrīnivāsaḥ satāṃ gatiḥ | aniruddhaḥ surānando govindo govidāṃ patiḥ ||
Translation
महेष्वासो महीभर्ता श्रीनिवासः सतां गतिः । अनिरुद्धः सुरानन्दो गोविन्दो गोविदां पतिः ॥
Word by Word
महेष्वासःone who has a great bow; great archer
महेष्वासः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहेष्वास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महीभर्ताsupporter/bearer of the earth
महीभर्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहीभर्तृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्रीनिवासःabode of Śrī (Lakṣmī)
श्रीनिवासः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रीनिवास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सताम्of the good/virtuous
सताम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
गतिःrefuge; goal; ultimate resort
गतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अनिरुद्धःunobstructed; irresistible
अनिरुद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनिरुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुरानन्दःdelight of the gods; one who gladdens the devas
सुरानन्दः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुरानन्द
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गोविन्दःGovinda (name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
गोविन्दः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगोविन्द
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गोविदाम्of the knowers of the Veda/sacred speech
गोविदाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगोविद्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
पतिःlord; master
पतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaG
Govinda (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)Ś
Śrī (Lakṣmī)S
sura (the gods)V
Veda (as sacred speech/knowledge)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the divine (Govinda) is simultaneously the cosmic sustainer and the ultimate refuge of the righteous; ethical life (dharma) finds its highest support in devotion to and reliance upon that supreme protector.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira and, in this section, recites a sequence of divine names/epithets praising Govinda/Viṣṇu, highlighting qualities that inspire trust, reverence, and dharmic orientation.