Shloka 35

भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival

Devanagari script

पृथिव्यामप्रतिहतो वीर्येण च भविष्यति । विक्रमेण च सम्पन्न: सर्वपार्थिवपार्थिव:,वे इस भूमण्डलमें अपने बल-पराक्रमद्वारा अजेय होंगे। विक्रमसे सम्पन्न तथा समस्त राजाओंके भी राजा होंगे

Transliteration

pṛthivyām apratihato vīryeṇa ca bhaviṣyati | vikrameṇa ca sampannaḥ sarvapārthivapārthivaḥ ||

Translation

Đức Chúa phán: “Trên cõi đất này, nhờ sức mạnh của mình, người ấy sẽ không ai khuất phục được. Được ban đầy dũng lực, người sẽ trở thành bậc quân vương giữa các quân vương—tối thượng hơn mọi bậc thống trị trần gian.”

Word by Word

• पृथिव्याम्: on the earth
• पृथिव्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• अप्रतिहतः: unobstructed, irresistible
• अप्रतिहतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रतिहत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वीर्येण: by prowess/strength
• वीर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भविष्यति: will be/become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular

• विक्रमेण: by valor/heroic stride
• विक्रमेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सम्पन्नः: endowed with, possessed of
• सम्पन्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वपार्थिवपार्थिवः: king over all kings
• सर्वपार्थिवपार्थिवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-पार्थिव-पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

ईश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (the Lord)
• pṛthivī (earth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Legitimate sovereignty is portrayed as arising from proven strength and valor—an excellence that makes a ruler ‘unopposed’ and foremost among kings, implying the ethical ideal of capable leadership.

What is happening in the narrative?

Īśvara speaks a boon-like prediction: the person being referred to will be unbeatable on earth through prowess and will attain supremacy over other rulers.