Shloka 13

अध्याय ७५ — दैव-पुरुषकार-समन्वयः

Reconciling Contingency and Human Effort

Devanagari script

अथ चेन्मां न जानासि सूर्यस्येवोद्यत: प्रभाम्‌

Transliteration

atha cen māṃ na jānāsi sūryasyevodyataḥ prabhām

Translation

நீ இன்னும் என்னை அறியாவிட்டால், உதய சூரியனின் ஒளிபோல் என் பிரகாசத்தைப் பார்।

Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• चेत्: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत्

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

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

• जानासि: you know/recognize
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सूर्यस्य: of the sun
• सूर्यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• उद्यत: risen/ascending
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्यत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभाम्: splendour/radiance
• प्रभाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena
• Sūrya (the Sun)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes unmistakable moral and personal presence: true strength and rightful resolve cannot be concealed or dismissed; it stands forth openly like the rising sun, warning against misrecognition born of pride or hostility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma is speaking in a tense pre-war context, asserting his identity and power. He challenges the other party’s failure (real or feigned) to recognize him, using the sun’s rising brilliance as a forceful comparison.