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Shloka 80

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

ग्रहस्यथातिबलस्याजड्रे वरदत्तस्य धीमत: । न शस्त्राणि वहन्त्यड्रे चक्रवज्ञशतान्यपि

grahasyathātibalasyāḍre varadattasya dhīmataḥ | na śastrāṇi vahantyāḍre cakravajñaśatāny api ||

واسودیو نے کہا—شیو کے عطا کردہ ور سے نوازا ہوا وہ نہایت طاقتور اور دانا گراہ ایسا ناقابلِ نفوذ تھا کہ چکر اور وجر کی مانند تیز سینکڑوں ہتھیار بھی اس کے جسم کو چھید نہ سکے؛ جسے الٰہی عنایت کی حفاظت حاصل ہو، اس کے آگے محض زور اور اسلحہ بے کار ثابت ہوتے ہیں۔

ग्रहस्यof (the) ग्रह (Graha)
ग्रहस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootग्रह
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
यथाas/just as
यथा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
अतिबलस्यof the very strong (one)
अतिबलस्य:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootअतिबल
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अजड्रेin/at Ajadra (proper name/place/name of a being)
अजड्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअजड्र
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
वरदत्तस्यof the boon-given / endowed with a boon
वरदत्तस्य:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootवरदत्त
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
धीमतःof the intelligent (one)
धीमतः:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootधीमत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
शस्त्राणिweapons
शस्त्राणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशस्त्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
वहन्तिcarry/bear (are effective/prevail)
वहन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootवह्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
अजड्रेin/against Ajadra
अजड्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअजड्र
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
चक्रवज्रशतानिhundreds of discus- and thunderbolt-like (weapons)
चक्रवज्रशतानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचक्रवज्रशत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि

वासुदेव उवाच

V
Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
G
Graha
A
Aḍra
Ś
Śaṅkara (implied by the Hindi gloss as boon-giver)
C
cakra (discus)
V
vajra (thunderbolt)
Ś
śastra (weapons)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores that brute force and even the finest weapons may fail against one protected by a divine boon; ethical discernment and understanding of higher powers (boons, vows, dharma) are crucial, not merely martial strength.

Vāsudeva describes a formidable figure named Graha, who—having received a boon—cannot be harmed even by numerous powerful weapons likened to the cakra and vajra, emphasizing his extraordinary invulnerability.