Shloka 206
Devanagari script
तपो&5तप्यत दुर्धर्ष तात नित्यं वृषध्वज: । तात! उसी गिरिराज हिमालयके पार्श्नभागमें उत्तर दिशाकी ओर जाकर भगवान् वृषध्वज शिवने नित्य-निरन्तर दुर्धर्ष तपस्या की है
Transliteration
tapo ’tapyata durdharṣa tāta nityaṁ vṛṣadhvajaḥ |
Translation
ภีษมะกล่าวว่า— “ดูลูกรัก พระวฤษภธวัชะ (พระศิวะ) ทรงบำเพ็ญตบะอันยากจะต้านทานนั้นอยู่เนืองนิตย์”
Word by Word
तपःausterity, penance
तपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अतप्यतperformed austerity, did penance
अतप्यत:
TypeVerb
Rootतप्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
दुर्धर्षःunassailable, hard to overcome
दुर्धर्षः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्धर्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तातdear one, son (vocative address)
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
नित्यम्always, constantly
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
वृषध्वजःVṛṣadhvaja (Śiva, 'he whose banner is the bull')
वृषध्वजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृषध्वज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaŚ
Śiva (Vṛṣadhvaja)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores tapas as a dharmic discipline: unwavering, continuous austerity cultivates inner mastery and spiritual potency, making one ‘durdharṣa’—difficult to overcome—through self-control rather than force.
Bhīṣma, speaking to his listener, cites Śiva (Vṛṣadhvaja) as an exemplar who constantly undertook formidable austerities, using the divine model to reinforce the value of sustained ascetic practice.