Shloka 98

गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह

Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation

Devanagari script

एष हास्य जये कालो निर्दिष्टो विश्वयोनिना । इसी बीचमें भीष्मने अपने हितसे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाली एक दिव्य एवं गम्भीर आकाशवाणी सुनी--“महाबाहु भीष्म! शीघ्र प्रयत्न करो। इस श्वेतपर विजय पानेके लिये ब्रह्माजीने यही समय निश्चित किया है” || ९६-९७ हू ।।

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | eṣa hāsya jaye kālo nirdiṣṭo viśvayoninā | etac chrutvā tu vacanaṁ devadūtena bhāṣitam |

Translation

“เพื่อชัยชนะของเขา เวลานี้เองที่ ‘วิศวยโอนิ’ พรหมาได้กำหนดไว้” ครั้นภีษมะได้ยินถ้อยคำที่ทูตเทพกล่าวแล้ว…

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (speech/statement)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), Non-finite

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

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• देवदूतेन: by the divine messenger
• देवदूतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदूत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भाषितम्: spoken, uttered
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīṣma
• Brahmā (Viśvayoni)
• Devadūta (divine messenger)
• Ākāśavāṇī (heavenly voice, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical urgency of acting when the rightful moment (kāla) arrives: duty is not only about intention but also about timely effort. When a divinely sanctioned opportunity is indicated, hesitation can become a lapse in dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that a divine message declares the present moment as the appointed time for victory, fixed by Brahmā (Viśvayoni). Bhīṣma hears this proclamation through a divine messenger/voice, signaling that decisive action is now required.