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Shloka 423

अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा

Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin

न किंचिदपि पश्यामो हतचक्षुर्बलेन्द्रिया: । “भगवान्‌के उस अनिर्वचनीय तेजने हमारे चित्तको सहसा खींच लिया था; परंतु हमारे नेत्र

na kiñcid api paśyāmo hata-cakṣur balendriyāḥ |

Bhīṣma nói: “Chúng ta chẳng thấy gì cả. Mắt như bị đánh mù, sức lực và các giác quan đều bị áp đảo; vì thế, tuy hào quang không thể diễn tả của Đấng Tối Thượng bỗng kéo tâm trí chúng ta về phía Ngài, chúng ta vẫn không thể nhận thấy điều gì cho rõ ràng.”

nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
kiñcitanything, something
kiñcit:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootkiñcit
Formneuter, accusative, singular
apieven, also
api:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi
paśyāmaḥwe see
paśyāmaḥ:
TypeVerb
Root√dṛś (paśyati)
Formpresent, first, plural, parasmaipada
hatastruck, impaired
hata:
TypeAdjective
Root√han
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
cakṣuḥeye, sight
cakṣuḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootcakṣus
Formneuter, nominative, singular
balastrength
bala:
TypeNoun
Rootbala
Formneuter, nominative, singular
indriyāḥsenses, faculties
indriyāḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootindriya
Formneuter, nominative, plural

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
B
Bhagavān (the Lord)

Educational Q&A

Human senses and strength have limits; when confronted with the Lord’s overwhelming, indescribable splendor, ordinary perception fails. The passage underscores humility and the need for inner preparedness (purity, steadiness) to apprehend higher truth.

Bhīṣma describes a moment when the Lord’s radiance powerfully draws the mind, yet the observers cannot see clearly because their eyes and faculties are overpowered—suggesting an encounter with a divine manifestation that exceeds normal sensory capacity.