Shloka 50

Bhīṣma’s Śara-śayyā Stuti to Vāsudeva and Yogic Preparation for Dehotsarga

Body-Relinquishment

Devanagari script

(विश्वे च मरुतश्लैव रुद्रादित्याश्विनावपि । वसव: सिद्धसाध्याक्ष तस्मै देवात्मने नमः ।।

Transliteration

yastanoti satāṃ setum ṛtenāmṛtayoninā | dharmārthavyavahārāj jñais tasmai satyātmane namaḥ ||

Translation

ఋతశక్తిచేత, అమృతయోనిగా, సద్జనులకు సేతువును విస్తరించువాడు; ధర్మార్థవ్యవహారమును తెలిసిన జ్ఞానులు యెవనిని గుర్తించుదురో—ఆ సత్యాత్మక ప్రభువుకు నమస్కారము।

Word by Word

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

• तनोति: extends, spreads
• Type: Verb
• Root: तन् (तनु)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सताम्: of the good/virtuous
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सेतुम्: bridge, causeway; (fig.) support
• सेतुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऋतेन: by truth/cosmic order (ṛta)
• ऋतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अमृतयोनिना: by/with (one who is) the source of immortality
• अमृतयोनिना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत-योनि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• धर्मार्थव्यवहारात्: from the practice/transaction of dharma and artha
• धर्मार्थव्यवहारात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म-अर्थ-व्यवहार
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• जैः: by whom
• जैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• सत्यात्मने: to the one whose nature is truth
• सत्यात्मने: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य-आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• नमः: salutation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस्

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• The Lord (Satyātmā / Truth-essenced Supreme)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True devotion is inseparable from truth and ethical living: the Supreme is praised as ‘Truth itself’ who provides a reliable passage for the righteous, and is known not merely by speculation but through dharma- and artha-guided conduct in the world.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma continues a hymn of salutations to the Supreme, naming divine qualities. Here he concludes a segment by honoring the Lord as the Truth-essence who upholds cosmic order and supports the virtuous like a bridge across peril.