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Shloka 56

श्रेयो-धर्मकर्मविचारः

Inquiry into Śreyas, Dharma, and Karma

इत्येतदाख्यातमहीनसत्त्व नारायणस्येह बल॑ मया ते,उत्कृष्ट बलशाली दैत्यराज! इस प्रकार यहाँ मैंने तुमसे यह भगवान्‌ नारायणका बल एवं प्रभाव बताया है”

ity etad ākhyātam ahīna-sattva nārāyaṇasyeha balaṁ mayā te | utkṛṣṭa-balaśālī daitya-rāja! evaṁ mayātra tubhyaṁ bhagavato nārāyaṇasya balaṁ prabhāvaṁ ca kathitam ||

Bhīṣma nói: “Hỡi bậc dũng khí không hề suy giảm, hỡi vua Daitya hùng mạnh với sức lực vượt trội! Như vậy, tại đây ta đã thuật lại cho ngươi quyền năng và uy quang hiển lộ của đức Nārāyaṇa. Mong sự hiểu biết này kìm giữ lòng kiêu mạn, làm tâm trí vững vàng, và hướng sức mạnh về nẻo chính pháp, chứ không phải ganh đua với thần tính.”

इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एतत्this (matter)
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
आख्यातम्told/declared
आख्यातम्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-ख्या (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle), neuter, nominative/accusative, singular
अहीनसत्त्वO one of undiminished courage
अहीनसत्त्व:
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootअ-हीन-सत्त्व
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
नारायणस्यof Nārāyaṇa
नारायणस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootनारायण
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
इहhere/in this context
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
बलम्strength/might
बलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबल
Formneuter, accusative, singular
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Forminstrumental, singular
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formdative, singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
N
Nārāyaṇa
D
Daitya-rāja (a Daitya king, addressed)

Educational Q&A

Even the mightiest worldly power is secondary to the supreme power of Nārāyaṇa; recognizing this fosters humility and redirects strength toward dharma rather than ego-driven opposition.

Bhīṣma concludes an explanatory account addressed to a powerful Daitya king, stating that he has now described Nārāyaṇa’s strength and extraordinary influence, effectively closing a doctrinal narration about divine supremacy.