Shloka 78
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
Devanagari script
आरुह्य भगवान् देवो दीप्यमान: स्वतेजसा
Transliteration
āruhya bhagavān devo dīpyamānaḥ svatejasā
Translation
بھیشم نے کہا—اپنی سواری پر سوار ہو کر وہ بھگوان دیوتا اپنے ہی نورِ ذات سے درخشاں ہو اٹھا۔
Word by Word
आरुह्यhaving mounted/ascended
आरुह्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-रुह्
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
भगवान्the blessed/lordly one
भगवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
देवःthe god
देवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दीप्यमानःshining, blazing
दीप्यमानः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदीप्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, कर्तरि
स्वतेजसाby his own splendor
स्वतेजसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वतेजस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
पितामह उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha)D
deva (a divine being)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 highlights tejas—inner, self-sustaining spiritual and moral power—suggesting that true authority and sanctity are recognized by an inherent radiance rather than by external display.
Bhīṣma describes a divine figure mounting a vehicle or seat and appearing in a visibly resplendent form, emphasizing the god’s overwhelming presence and supernatural brilliance within the unfolding war narrative.