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Shloka 15

Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa

Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results

न हि तेजस्विनां शापास्तेज:सु प्रभवन्ति वै । बलान्यतिबल प्राप्य दुर्बलानि भवन्ति वै

na hi tejasvināṃ śāpās tejaḥsu prabhavanti vai | balāny atibalaṃ prāpya durbalāni bhavanti vai ||

Bhishma nói: “Những lời nguyền của bậc rực sáng và hùng lực không thật sự phát tác trên người cũng rực sáng bởi sức mạnh tinh thần và đạo hạnh. Cũng vậy, mọi sức mạnh thường—dẫu nhiều đến đâu—khi đối diện kẻ tối cường cũng trở nên yếu ớt.”

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
तेजस्विनाम्of the radiant/energetic (persons)
तेजस्विनाम्:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootतेजस्विन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
शापाःcurses
शापाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशाप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तेजस्विषुupon/in the radiant (persons)
तेजस्विषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootतेजस्विन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
प्रभवन्तिprevail/are effective
प्रभवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र√भू (भू)
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
वैindeed/certainly
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
बलानिstrengths/powers
बलानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
अतिबलम्overwhelming strength / the very strong (one/thing)
अतिबलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअतिबल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्यhaving attained/encountered
प्राप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र√आप् (आप्)
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (sense)
दुर्बलानिweak (become)
दुर्बलानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्बल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
भवन्तिbecome/are
भवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भू)
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
वैindeed/certainly
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै

भीष्म उवाच

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Bhishma

Educational Q&A

That superior inner radiance and strength (tejas) renders hostile forces—such as curses or lesser powers—ineffective; true power is not merely external but rooted in inherent excellence and moral-spiritual force.

Bhishma is instructing by a general principle: maledictions and ordinary strengths fail against one who possesses greater tejas and atibala, emphasizing hierarchy of power and the primacy of inner potency.