Shloka 143

Gratitude, Discernment, and the Escalation of Power (Śvā–Dvipī–Vyāghra–Nāga–Siṃha–Śarabha Itihāsa)

Devanagari script

तथा कुरु महाबाहो सर्वज्ञस्त्वं न संशय: । 'भगवन्‌! यह चीता कुत्तोंका शत्रु है और मुझे मार डालना चाहता है। महामुने! महाबाहो! आप ऐसा करें

Transliteration

tathā kuru mahābāho sarvajñas tvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ |

Translation

یوں ہی کرو، اے مہاباہو؛ تم سَروَجْن ہو—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• कुरु: do (you)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Loṭ (imperative), 2, singular, Parasmaipada

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• सर्वज्ञः: all-knowing
• सर्वज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वज्ञ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: nominative, singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• mahābāhu (addressed person)
• cītā (leopard/cheetah; predator)
• kukkura (dogs; implied in the prose gloss)
• mahāmuni (great sage; implied in the prose gloss)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores reliance on wise discernment and compassionate action: when fear and danger arise, one should seek refuge in a truly knowledgeable protector, and the protector’s dharma is to act decisively to remove fear.

What is happening in the narrative?

A frightened speaker petitions a powerful, sage-like figure for protection from a predator. Bhishma’s line affirms the addressee’s omniscience and urges immediate, appropriate action to fulfill the plea and restore safety.