Shloka 15

Adhyāya 69: Strategic duels under Bhīṣma’s command

Virāṭa–Bhīṣma; Arjuna–Aśvatthāmā; Bhīma–Duryodhana; Abhimanyu–Lakṣmaṇa

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ परमकं गुहमेतत्‌ परमकं पदम्‌ | एतत्‌ परमकं ब्रह्म एतत्‌ परमकं यश:

Transliteration

etat paramakaṁ guhyam etat paramakaṁ padam | etat paramakaṁ brahma etat paramakaṁ yaśaḥ |

Translation

بھیشم نے کہا—یہی سب سے بڑا راز ہے؛ یہی اعلیٰ ترین مقام ہے۔ یہی پرم برہمن ہے، اور یہی اعلیٰ ترین جلال و ناموری ہے۔

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• परमकं: supreme, highest
• परमकं: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• गुह्यम्: secret, hidden (truth)
• गुह्यम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुह्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• परमकं: supreme, highest
• परमकं: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पदम्: state, abode, goal
• पदम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• परमकं: supreme, highest
• परमकं: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रह्म: Brahman, the Absolute
• ब्रह्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• परमकं: supreme, highest
• परमकं: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यशः: glory, fame
• यशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma