Shloka 236
Devaśarmā–Vipula Dialogue on Ahorātra–Ṛtu as Moral Witnesses (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४३)
Devanagari script
स हि रूपाणि कुरुते विविधानि भृगूत्तम । भुगुश्रेष्ठ! तुम्हें इन्द्रकी ओरसे सदा सावधान रहना चाहिये; क्योंकि वह अनेक प्रकारके रूप धारण करता है
Transliteration
sa hi rūpāṇi kurute vividhāni bhṛgūttama |
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“噢，婆利古族中最卓越者！他确能化现种种不同形相。因此你当恒常警惕因陀罗；因为他善于变作诸般伪装。”
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
रूपाणिforms
रूपाणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
कुरुतेmakes/assumes
कुरुते:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Singular
विविधानिvarious
विविधानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
भृगु-उत्तमO best of the Bhṛgus
भृगु-उत्तम:
TypeNoun (vocative address)
Rootभृगु + उत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaI
IndraB
Bhṛgu (lineage/descendant addressed as Bhṛgūttama)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches sustained vigilance and discernment: powerful agents like Indra may employ disguise and stratagem, so one should not be careless or credulous but remain alert to shifting appearances.
Bhīṣma is instructing a Bhṛgu-descendant sage (addressed as Bhṛgūttama), warning him specifically about Indra’s capacity to assume many forms, implying that Indra may approach indirectly or deceptively.