Shloka 37

Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu

Gṛhastha-Vrata

Devanagari script

सुदर्शनस्तु रूपेण पूर्णेन्दुसद्शोपम: । शिशुरेवाध्यगात्‌ सर्व परं ब्रह्म सनातनम्‌

Transliteration

Sudarśanas tu rūpeṇa pūrṇendu-sadṛśopamaḥ | śiśur evādhyagāt sarvaṁ paraṁ brahma sanātanam ||

Translation

ภีษมะกล่าวว่า “สุทรรศนะผู้รุ่งเรืองดุจจันทร์เพ็ญ แม้ยังเป็นเด็กก็ได้หยั่งรู้สรรพสิ่ง และบรรลุพรหมันสูงสุดอันเป็นนิรันดร์”

Word by Word

• सुदर्शनः: Sudarsana (one of beautiful appearance)
• सुदर्शनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• रूपेण: by (his) form/appearance
• रूपेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• पूर्णेन्दुसदृशोपमः: comparable to the full moon
• पूर्णेन्दुसदृशोपमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्णेन्दु-सदृश-उपम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शिशुः: a child
• शिशुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अध्यगात्: attained/realized
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-गम्
• Form: Aorist (Luṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सर्वम्: all; the whole
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रह्म: Brahman (the Absolute)
• ब्रह्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सनातनम्: eternal
• सनातनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Sudarśana
• Brahman (paraṁ brahma sanātanam)
• Full moon (pūrṇendu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True realization of the supreme, eternal Brahman is not limited by age or social status; inner purity and insight can lead even a child to the highest knowledge.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma praises Sudarśana’s extraordinary spiritual attainment, describing his luminous appearance and stating that, despite being a child, he realized all and reached the supreme Brahman.