Shloka 133

The Thirteen Inner Adversaries (Trayodaśa Doṣāḥ): Origins and Pacification

Devanagari script

दर्शयिष्यामि ते तेजस्ततो रात्रिरुपागमत्‌ । सेमलके ऐसा कहनेपर वायुने कहा--'अच्छा, कल मैं तुम्हें अपना पराक्रम दिखाऊँगा।” इतनेमें ही रात आ गयी

Transliteration

darśayiṣyāmi te tejastato rātrir upāgamat |

Translation

“เราจักแสดงเดชให้เจ้าประจักษ์”—กล่าวดังนั้นแล้ว ราตรีก็ล่วงมาถึง

Word by Word

• दर्शयिष्यामि: I will show
• दर्शयिष्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (दर्शयति caus.)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), 1, singular, परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, dative, singular

• तेजः: power, splendor
• तेजः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• रात्रिः: night
• रात्रिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• उपागमत्: came, approached
• उपागमत्: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-गम्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), 3, singular, परस्मैपद

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Rātri (Night)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power (tejas) is acknowledged as real and demonstrable, yet the narrative frames it within restraint and proper timing—nightfall interrupts action, suggesting that even strength operates under order, circumstance, and discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma reports a speaker’s promise to demonstrate prowess; immediately afterward, night arrives, marking a pause and deferring the promised display to the next day.