Shloka 45

वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म

Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच भवतोड<पि सुरा: सर्वे भागं दास्यन्ति वै प्रभो । क्रियतां प्रतिसंहार: सर्वदेवेश्वर त्वया

Transliteration

brahmovāca bhavato 'pi surāḥ sarve bhāgaṃ dāsyanti vai prabho | kriyatāṃ pratisaṃhāraḥ sarvadeveśvara tvayā ||

Translation

Brahmā nói: “Muôn tâu Chúa Tể, hết thảy chư thiên quả sẽ dành cho Ngài một phần trong các lễ tế. Hỡi Đấng Tối Thượng của mọi thần linh, xin nay hãy kiềm chế và thu lại cơn thịnh nộ đang dâng trào của Ngài.”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भवतः: to/for you (of you)
• भवतः: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भागम्: a share (portion)
• भागम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दास्यन्ति: will give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Simple Future, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• क्रियताम्: let it be done / may it be made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperative, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive

• प्रतिसंहारः: withdrawal, retraction (cessation)
• प्रतिसंहारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिसंहार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वदेवेश्वर: O lord of all gods
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वदेवेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• the gods (surāḥ)
• the Lord addressed as Sarvadeveśvara (unspecified in the verse)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when one possesses overwhelming power, ethical order is preserved through restraint: anger should be withdrawn once justice and rightful recognition are secured, and harmony restored through proper shares and mutual obligations.

What is happening in the narrative?

Brahmā addresses a supreme divine figure, assuring that all the gods will grant him a sacrificial share, and urges him to retract/quiet his intensified wrath—moving the situation from confrontation toward settlement and cosmic balance.