Shloka 69

Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)

Devanagari script

नेदं धारयितुं शक्ता: समस्ता इति मे मतिः । तेज:प्रभावनिर्दग्धं॑ तस्मात्‌ सर्वमिदं जगत्‌

Transliteration

nedaṃ dhārayituṃ śaktāḥ samastā iti me matiḥ | tejaḥprabhāvanirdagdhaṃ tasmāt sarvam idaṃ jagat ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“依我之见，即便他们尽数合力，也承受不了这（你的）威光。因此，这整个世界将被那光辉的灼热之力烧焦，化作灰烬。”

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• इदम्: this (tejas/thing)
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• धारयितुम्: to bear/hold
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ
• Form: Infinitive (tumun)

• शक्ताः: able/capable
• शक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समस्ताः: all together, entire
• समस्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• मे: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• मतिः: opinion, thought
• मतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तेजः: splendour, fiery energy
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• प्रभाव: power, effect
• प्रभाव: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (as compound member), Singular

• निर्दग्धम्: burnt up, scorched
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्दग्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, past passive participle (kta) from √दह् with prefix निर्

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Ablative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• जगत्: world, universe
• जगत्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• tejas (radiance/power)
• jagat (the world)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Unchecked or excessive power (tejas) can overwhelm the very supports of the world; hence even great forces must be tempered and contained so that cosmic order is not harmed.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma warns that the radiance involved is so intense that, in his view, even all sustaining powers together could not endure it; if unleashed, it would scorch the entire world.