Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

ऋषयो देहसम्भूतास्तस्य लोकाश्न शाश्वता: । पितामहगहं साक्षात्‌ सर्वदेवगृहं च सः

Transliteration

ṛṣayo deha-sambhūtās tasya lokāś ca śāśvatāḥ | pitāmaha-gṛhaṃ sākṣāt sarva-deva-gṛhaṃ ca saḥ ||

Translation

诸仙（ṛṣi）与永恒诸界，皆由祂具相之身而生。祂亲自即是“祖父”梵天（Brahmā）之所居，亦为一切天神之宫殿——昭示主宰乃宇宙秩序之终极本源与依止。

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• देहसम्भूताः: born from (his) body/form
• देहसम्भूताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देह-सम्भूत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• लोकाः: worlds/realms
• लोकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• शाश्वताः: eternal
• शाश्वताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पितामहगृहम्: the abode/house of the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामहगृहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह-गृह
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• साक्षात्: directly, in person
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात्

• सर्वदेवगृहम्: the abode of all the gods
• सर्वदेवगृहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-देव-गृह
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

ईश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ऋषि (ṛṣi)
• लोक (loka)
• पितामह/ब्रह्मा (pitāmaha/Brahmā)
• सर्वदेव (all gods)
• ईश्वर (Īśvara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches the Lord’s supreme status as the source from whom sages and worlds arise, and as the sustaining ‘abode’ of Brahmā and all gods—grounding dharma in devotion to the ultimate foundation of the cosmos.

What is happening in the narrative?

Īśvara is describing His own cosmic nature: creation (sages and worlds) proceeds from Him, and even the highest deities depend on Him as their dwelling and support, emphasizing divine supremacy and immanence.