Shloka 16

भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival

Devanagari script

पराक्रमेण वीर्येण वपुषा दर्शनेन च । आरोहेण प्रमाणेन धैर्येणार्जवसम्पदा

Transliteration

parākrameṇa vīryeṇa vapuṣā darśanena ca | āroheṇa pramāṇena dhairyeṇārjavasampadā ||

Translation

主说道：“他具足勇武与英雄之气；身形华美，仪容摄人；体态匀称，尺度得宜；又有坚定无畏之心，并具坦率正直之丰饶。”

Word by Word

• पराक्रमेण: by/with valor
• पराक्रमेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वीर्येण: by/with strength, vigor
• वीर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वपुषा: by/with body, physique
• वपुषा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• दर्शनेन: by/with appearance, sight
• दर्शनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• आरोहेण: by/with height, stature
• आरोहेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोह
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रमाणेन: by/with proper measure, proportion
• प्रमाणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमाण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• धैर्येण: by/with steadfastness
• धैर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धैर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• आर्जवसम्पदा: by/with the wealth of straightforwardness
• आर्जवसम्पदा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्जव-सम्पद्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

ईश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (the Lord)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True excellence is portrayed as a union of power (valor, strength, impressive presence) and moral character (steadfastness and straightforwardness). The verse implies that ethical virtues are not secondary ornaments but integral to genuine greatness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Īśvara is describing an exalted figure by listing auspicious traits—physical majesty and inner virtues—within a broader eulogy-style passage that highlights the divine ideal worthy of reverence.