Shloka 25
Suvarṇa-dāna: Kārttikeya’s Origin and the Defeat of Tāraka (सुवर्णदान-प्रसङ्गे कार्त्तिकेय-उत्पत्ति तथा तारकवधः)
Devanagari script
पुरा देवयुगे तात देवेन्द्रेषु महात्मसु
Transliteration
purā devayuge tāta devendreṣu mahātmasu
Translation
ภีษมะกล่าวว่า “ดูลูกรัก ในกาลดึกดำบรรพ์แห่งยุคทิพย์—เมื่อเหล่าเทพผู้มีมหาตมันและเจ้าแห่งสวรรค์ดุจพระอินทร์ยังดำรงอยู่…”
Word by Word
पुराformerly, in ancient times
पुरा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
FormAvyaya (temporal adverb)
देवयुगेin the age of the gods
देवयुगे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदेवयुग
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
तातO dear one / O son
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
देवेन्द्रेषुamong the lords of the gods (Indras)
देवेन्द्रेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदेवेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
महात्मसुamong the great-souled (ones)
महात्मसु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaI
Indra (Devendra)D
Devas (gods)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a traditional frame for instruction: Bhīṣma introduces an ancient divine-era precedent, implying that dharma is best understood through time-tested exemplars set by great beings.
Bhīṣma begins a recollection (“formerly, in the age of the gods…”) addressed affectionately to his listener, setting up a story about exalted deities/Indra-like rulers as the background for the moral teaching that follows.