Shloka 31

Devanagari script

२६३ वेद्य:-कल्याणकी इच्छावालोंके द्वारा जानने योग्य

Transliteration

vedyaḥ—kalyāṇakī icchāvālaiḥ jñātavyaḥ; vaidyāḥ—sarva-vidyā-jñāḥ; sadāyogī—sadā yoge sthitaḥ; vīrahā—dharma-rakṣārthaṁ asura-yoddhān nihantā; mādhavaḥ—vidyāyāḥ svāmī; madhuḥ—amṛta-vat sarvān prīṇayitā; atīndriyaḥ—indriyebhyaḥ sarvathā atītaḥ; mahāmāyaḥ—māyāvīnām api māyāṁ vidadhāti, mahān māyāvī; mahotsāhaḥ—jagat-utpatti-sthiti-pralaya-kṛte paramotsāhī; mahābalaḥ—mahā-bala-sampannaḥ

Translation

毗湿摩说道：求真实安乐者当知祂；祂通达一切学艺；恒住于瑜伽；为护持达摩而诛灭阿修罗战士；祂是摩陀婆——学识之主；亦名“摩度”，如甘露使众生欢悦；超越诸根之境；为大幻力者（Mahāmāyā），以幻力胜过最狡黠者；具无比决断，常为世界之生、住、灭而奋发；并具大力。

Word by Word

• वेद्यः: knowable; to be known
• वेद्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद्य (√विद् + यत्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वैद्यः: learned one; knower of sciences
• वैद्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैद्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदायोगी: always established in yoga
• सदायोगी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदा-योगिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वीरहा: slayer of heroes/warriors
• वीरहा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर-हन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• माधवः: Mādhava (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• माधवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मधुः: honey; sweetness; nectar
• मधुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अतीन्द्रियः: beyond the senses
• अतीन्द्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति-इन्द्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महामायः: great wielder of illusion; great magician
• महामायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-माय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महोत्साहः: of great energy/enthusiasm
• महोत्साहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-उत्साह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबलः: of great strength; very powerful
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-बल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa (implied by epithets Mādhava, Madhu)
• Asura-yoddhāḥ (demonic warriors)
• Dharma
• Māyā
• Indriya (the senses)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames the Divine as both transcendent (beyond senses, master of māyā) and ethically engaged (protector of dharma), teaching that true welfare lies in knowing and aligning with that sustaining moral-cosmic principle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma continues his recitation of the Lord’s epithets (a praise-list of divine names), each name highlighting a distinct attribute—knowledge, yogic steadiness, protection of righteousness, cosmic sovereignty, and strength.