Shloka 17

Guru’s Instruction on Dream, Mind, Guṇas, and Knowing Brahman

Svapna–Manas–Guṇa–Brahma-vicāra

Devanagari script

दृष्टवा च सहिता: सर्वे दैत्या: सत्त्वममानुषम्‌ । प्रसह्म॒ तरसा सर्वे संतस्थु: कालमोहिता:

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā ca sahitāḥ sarve daityāḥ sattvam amānuṣam | prasahya tarasā sarve saṃtasthuḥ kālamohitāḥ ||

Translation

Thấy sức mạnh phi nhân ấy, toàn thể bọn Daitya đang tụ họp đều bị chặn đứng, đà tiến công bị bẻ gãy. Bị mê lầm bởi định mệnh và Thời gian (kāla), chúng đứng sững lại, không còn khí thế.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage), non-finite

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

• सहिता: together, united
• सहिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• दैत्या: Daityas (demons)
• दैत्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सत्त्वम्: being/creature; nature
• सत्त्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्व
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• अमानुषम्: non-human, superhuman
• अमानुषम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमानुष
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• प्रसह्य: having forced/violently (by force)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सह्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage), non-finite

• तरसा: with speed/force
• तरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरस्
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• संतस्थुः: stood still; halted; took position
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (सम् + स्था)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), third, plural, parasmaipada

• कालमोहिताः: bewildered by Time (fate)
• कालमोहिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कालमोहित
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural, क्त (past passive participle from मुह् with prefix moha- sense)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Daityas
• Kāla (Time/Fate)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even great powers can be arrested when Kāla (the force of time/fate) overwhelms discernment; ethical reflection in the Śānti context highlights how moha (delusion) disrupts right judgment and decisive action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a moment when the assembled Daityas witness an extraordinary, superhuman display of strength; their aggressive advance is abruptly checked, and, confused by the workings of Kāla, they stand motionless.