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Shloka 32

महाबुद्धिर्महावीरयों महाशक्तिर्महाद्युति: । अनिर्देश्यवपु: श्रीमानमेयात्मा महाद्विधृक्‌

bhīṣma uvāca | mahābuddhir mahāvīryo mahāśaktir mahādyutiḥ | anirdeśyavapuḥ śrīmān ameyātmā mahā-dvidhṛk ||

Bhīṣma nói: Ngài có trí tuệ rộng lớn, dũng lực lớn, quyền năng lớn và quang huy rực rỡ. Hình tướng Ngài vượt ngoài lời nói; Ngài đầy đủ phúc thịnh thiêng liêng; tự thể Ngài không thể lường; và Ngài là Đấng Đại Nâng Đỡ—từng nâng giữ những núi lớn trong những kỳ công hộ thế.

महाबुद्धिःof great intellect
महाबुद्धिः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबुद्धि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महावीर्यःof great valor/heroic energy
महावीर्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहावीर्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाशक्तिःof great power
महाशक्तिः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाशक्ति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाद्युतिःof great splendor
महाद्युतिः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाद्युति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अनिर्देश्यवपुःwhose form is indescribable
अनिर्देश्यवपुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनिर्देश्यवपु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्रीमान्possessed of prosperity/majesty
श्रीमान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रीमत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अमेयात्माwhose self is immeasurable/inconceivable
अमेयात्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअमेयात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाद्विधृक्the great bearer/supporter (of mountains, etc.)
महाद्विधृक्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाद्विधृक्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma (Bhīṣma)
M
Mandara mountain (Mandarācala)
G
Govardhana mountain (Govardhana)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that the highest ideal is both beyond human description (anirdeśya, ameya) and yet morally reliable as a protector of the world (the great bearer). Devotion here is grounded in recognizing supreme excellence—wisdom, valor, power, radiance—aligned with the safeguarding of beings.

Bhishma is praising the Supreme Lord by listing epithets that summarize divine qualities. The closing epithet recalls mythic acts of upholding mountains—Mandara during the churning of the ocean and Govardhana during the protection of cattle and people—highlighting divine intervention for cosmic and social welfare.