Shloka 26

Devanagari script

स तेनाढ्यो महायोगी तपसा च धनेन च । व्यराजत महाराज त्रिषु लोकेषु वीर्यवान्‌,महाराज! महायोगी उशना उस तपस्यारूप धनसे सम्पन्न एवं शक्तिशाली हो तीनों लोकोंमें प्रकाशित होने लगे

Transliteration

sa tenāḍhyo mahāyogī tapasā ca dhanena ca | vyarājata mahārāja triṣu lokeṣu vīryavān ||

Translation

ఆ సిద్ధితో సమృద్ధుడైన ఆ మహాయోగి తపస్సు అనే ధనంతోను, భౌతిక సంపదతోను యుక్తుడై, ఓ మహారాజా, తేజస్సుతో మూడు లోకాలలో ప్రసిద్ధుడయ్యాడు.

Word by Word

सःhe

तेनby that / with that

आढ्यःwealthy, endowed

महायोगीgreat yogin

तपसाby austerity

चand

धनेनby wealth

चand

विराजतshone, was resplendent

महाराजO great king

त्रिषुin three

लोकेषुin the worlds

वीर्यवान्powerful, valorous

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma (speaker)

Mahārāja (the king addressed, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira in context)

Mahāyogī (the great yogin, unnamed here)

Tri-loka (the three worlds)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that disciplined austerity (tapas) is a form of true wealth that generates inner power (vīrya) and genuine radiance; when joined with rightful resources, it makes one’s excellence naturally manifest and widely recognized.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma, instructing the king, describes a great yogin who—having gained a certain attainment—became prosperous through both tapas and wealth, and consequently shone with fame and potency throughout the three worlds.